Speak No Evil

63rd TIFF: Greek Premiere

On a vacation in Tuscany, a Danish family befriends a Dutch family. Months later the Danish couple receives an invitation to visit the Dutch and decide to go for the weekend. However, it doesn't take long before the joy of reunion is replaced by misunderstandings. Things gradually get out of hand, as the Dutch turn out to be something different than what they have pretended to be. A film, critical to society, which impales the modern privileged human being, and a poetic and visual experience, larger than life. An evil, but extremely important film.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Christian Tafdrup

Script: Christian Tafdrup, Mads Tafdrup

Cinematography: Erik Molberg Hansen

Editing: Nikolaj Monberg

Sound: Marco Vermaas

Music: Sune “Køter” Kølster

Actors: Morten Burian, Sidsel Siem Koch, Fedja van Huêt, Karina Smulders, Liva Forsberg, Marius Damslev

Production: Profile Pictures

Producers: Jacob Jarek

Co-production: Oak Motion Pictures

Co-producers: Trent

Costumes: Louize Nissen

Production Design: Sabine Hviid

Executive producer: Ditte Milsted

Make Up: Robert Stouthamer

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: Denmark

Production Year: 2022

Duration: 97΄

Contact: Danish Film Institute

Awards/Distinctions: Bucheon Choice Award for Best Director – Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival 2022

Christian Tafdrup

He graduated from the Danish National School of Performing Arts in 2003. As an actor, Tafdrup has starred in both feature films and tv. Among others, he starred in Susanne Bier’s Academy Awards nominated After the Wedding (2006), the BAFTA-winning TV series Borgen (2010–). Besides his acting, Tafdrup has directed three shorts. His feature film debut as a writer/director Parents (2016) was nominated for ‘Best International Feature Film’ at the Tribeca Film Festival, and won a Robert for Best Director, a Bodil-award (Danish Critics Award) for Best Screenplay and both a Robert and Bodil for Best Actor.