Don't Listen

Don't Listen (Voces) is a 2020 Spanish supernatural horror thriller film directed by Ángel Gómez Hernández in his feature film debut. Its cast features Rodolfo Sancho, Ana Fernández, Ramón Barea, and Belén Fabra, among others.

Plot
Upon moving in a new home with their 8-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.

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 RTVE and Canal Sur, and support from ICAA. Shooting locations included Torrelodones.

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 HobbyConsolas 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".