You Shall Not Sleep

You Shall Not Sleep
You Shall Not Sleep
	Promotional release poster
Spanish	No dormirás
Directed by	Gustavo Hernández
Screenplay by	Juma Fodde
Starring	Belén Rueda; Eva de Dominici; Natalia de Molina; Germán Palacios; Eugenia Tobal; Juan Guilera;
Cinematography	Guillermo Nieto
Edited by	Pablo Zumárraga
Production; companies	Pampa Films; Gloriamundi Producciones; White Films AIE; Bowfinger International Pictures; Tandem Films; Mother Superior;
Distributed by	20th Century Fox (uy/ar); Filmax (es);
Release dates	11 January 2018 (Uruguay and Argentina); 15 June 2018 (Spain);
Countries	Spain; Argentina; Uruguay;
Language	Spanish

You Shall Not Sleep (Spanish: No dormirás) is a horror thriller film directed by Gustavo Hernández. An international co-production of Spain, Argentina and Uruguay, the film stars Belén Rueda and Eva de Dominici.

Plot

Set in the 1980s,^[1] the plot follows Bianca, an actress joining a theatre group led by Alma Böhn that is preparing a stage play employing experimental methods pertaining long sleepless periods to unlock higher degrees of perception. So Bianca goes to an abandoned psychiatric hospital, vying for the lead role with Ceci.

Cast

Belén Rueda as Alma Böhn^[2]
Eva de Dominici [es] as Bianca^[2]
Natalia de Molina as Ceci^[2]
María Zabay as Marlene^[2]
Eugenia Tobal as Sara^[2]
Germán Palacios as Krosso^[2]
Juan Guilera as Fonzo^[2]
Miguel Ángel Maciel^[2]

Production

The screenplay was penned by Juma Fodde.^[3] A co-production among companies from Argentina, Spain and Uruguay,^[1] the film was produced by Pampa Films, Gloriamundi Producciones; White Films AIE, Bowfinger International Pictures, Tandem Films and Mother Superior.^[4]

Release

Distributed by 20th Century Fox, the film was theatrically released in Uruguay on 11 January 2018.^[4] After screening at the Málaga Film Festival on 15 April 2018,^[5] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 15 June 2018, distributed by Filmax.^[6]

Reception

Ezequiel Boetti of Página|12 wrote that the film features a "well-achieved" ominous atmosphere in its first half, but later brings an ending that reduces the film's dramatic power to turn it into just "another story of traumatized ghosts with a desire for revenge".^[1]

Dennis Harvey of Variety considered the film to be "too glossy, contrived, and dependent on rote jump scares to raise much of a fright", likewise featuring an "uninspired, workmanlike execution".^[2]

Andrea G. Bermejo rated the film 2½ out of 5 stars, summing it up to be "a virtuously directed compendium of clichés".^[6]

Beatriz Martínez of Fotogramas deemed the film to be "a great piece of psychological horror", highlighting the film's "hallucinogenic atmosphere", the director's work and the performances of Eva de Dominici, Belén Rueda and Natalia de Molina, while citing the "somewhat confusing" climax as a negative point.^[7]

Francisco Griñán of Diario Sur wrote that the film "has the resources, the mystery and the goal of delighting genre lovers", but not the ambition to transgress the genre rules.^[5]

Raquel Hernández Luján of HobbyConsolas scored 58 out of 100 points ("so-so") highlighting the first hour, displaying "brilliant ideas" and actresses "fully involved in their roles", especially Natalia de Molina, while decrying the badly resolved last part, "nearing on the laughable" and the grotesque.^[3]

Accolades


Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2018	21st Málaga Film Festival	Silver Biznaga for Best Cinematography	Guillermo Nieto	Won	^[8]
2018	21st Málaga Film Festival	Silver Biznaga for Best Editing	Pablo Zumárraga	Won	^[8]
2019	28th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Actress in an International Production	Belén Rueda	Nominated	^[9]^[10]
2019	28th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Actress in an International Production	Natalia de Molina	Nominated	^[9]^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Boetti, Ezequiel (11 January 2018). "Fantasmitas traumados con ánimo de revancha". Página|12.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Harvey, Dennis (24 August 2018). "Film Review: 'You Shall Not Sleep'". Variety.
^ ^a ^b Hernández Luján, Raquel (15 June 2018). "Crítica de No dormirás, la película de terror con Belén Rueda". HobbyConsolas.
^ ^a ^b "Documental y suspense protagonizan los estrenos uruguayos del primer semestre". Latam Cinema. 28 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b Griñán, Francisco (15 April 2018). "'No dormirás': Terror comercial para echarse un sueñecito". Diario Sur.
^ ^a ^b Bermejo, Andrea G. (8 June 2018). "No dormirás". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
^ Martínez, Beatriz (15 April 2018). "'No dormirás': el insomnio produce monstruos". Fotogramas.
^ "Palmarés del 21 Festival de Málaga Cine en Español". Diario Sur. 21 April 2018.
^ "Penélope Cruz y Paco León, entre los nominados a los Premios de la Unión de Actores". La Vanguardia. 11 February 2019.
^ Silvestre, Juan (12 March 2019). "'Arde Madrid' arrasa en los Premios de la Unión de Actores". Fotogramas.

[pag12-1] Boetti, Ezequiel (11 January 2018). "Fantasmitas traumados con ánimo de revancha". Página|12.

[harvey-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Harvey, Dennis (24 August 2018). "Film Review: 'You Shall Not Sleep'". Variety.

[hobbyconsolas-3] Hernández Luján, Raquel (15 June 2018). "Crítica de No dormirás, la película de terror con Belén Rueda". HobbyConsolas.

[latam-4] "Documental y suspense protagonizan los estrenos uruguayos del primer semestre". Latam Cinema. 28 May 2018.

[diariosur-5] Griñán, Francisco (15 April 2018). "'No dormirás': Terror comercial para echarse un sueñecito". Diario Sur.

[cinemania-6] Bermejo, Andrea G. (8 June 2018). "No dormirás". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.

[7] Martínez, Beatriz (15 April 2018). "'No dormirás': el insomnio produce monstruos". Fotogramas.

[8] "Palmarés del 21 Festival de Málaga Cine en Español". Diario Sur. 21 April 2018.

[9] "Penélope Cruz y Paco León, entre los nominados a los Premios de la Unión de Actores". La Vanguardia. 11 February 2019.

[10] Silvestre, Juan (12 March 2019). "'Arde Madrid' arrasa en los Premios de la Unión de Actores". Fotogramas.

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