Recently remade for English-speaking audiences, we should remember that the original Danish Speak No Evil (2022) – one of my favourite horror films in the year it came out – was and is good enough and ground-breaking enough to even merit a second version. Directed by Christian Tafdrup, he escalates themes which have appeared in his other work – idealism, fantasy, family relations, masked identities – allowing them to reach unparalleled heights of horror in Speak No Evil by taking an ordinary, if somewhat fragile Danish family and inflicting a death by a thousand cuts. The film examines what happens when manners and socialisation prevent people from defending themselves, much less absenting themselves from escalating, tense situations.
With the 2024 remake recently thrilling and chilling in UK cinemas, Acorn Media International is pleased to announce that the release of the original is set for its Blu-ray, DVD and digital release on 2 December. And, Warped Perspective has a copy of the Blu-ray to give away, so if you want to be in with a chance, simply email the site with an email titled ‘Speak No Evil’. Your data will be stored until the competition is drawn on November 29th at 5:30PM GMT (UK readers only, sorry) and the lucky winner will be emailed shortly after the competition closes.
And in the meantime, if you ever fall in with a gregarious couple abroad, give them a false number.
Good luck!