''Don't Listen'' ( es, Voces, translation, Voices, links=no) is a 2020 Spanish horror and supernatural thriller film directed by in his feature film debut. Its cast features

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, Ana Fernández,

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, and Belén Fabra, among others.

Plot

Upon moving in a new home with their 9-year-old son Eric, Daniel and Sara are upended by psychophonies, first experienced by Eric and thus attributed by a psychologist to the kid's lack of stability and his own imagination. Seasoned parapsychologist Germán and his daughter Ruth (a sceptic sound engineer) turn in to provide help to Daniel.

Cast

Production

The screenplay was penned by Santiago Díaz, based on an original story by Ángel Gómez and Víctor Gado. The film is a Feelgood Media, Kowalski Films, LaNube, and Estudio V production, with the participation of

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and

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, and support from ICAA. Shooting locations included

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Release

Distributed by eOne Films Spain, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 24 July 2020.

Reception

Chad Collins of '' Dread Central'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, assessing that "not every jump scare in Don't Listen works, but those that do work like gangbusters", with the film managing to be "gnarly and mean in ways that most haunted house movies aren't". Daniel Quesada of ''

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'' rated the film 79 out of 100 points ("good"), considering that while it is clear that the film is not precisely inventing the wheel, it turns out to be a "great bet for summer terror and has the potential to be part of something bigger".

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