The Silent House (2010)

A girl becomes trapped inside a house and becomes unable to contact the outside world as supernatural forces haunt it.

Director:

Gustavo Hernández

Writers:

Oscar Estévez (screenplay), Gustavo Hernández (story)

Stars:

Florencia Colucci, Abel Tripaldi, Gustavo Alonso

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Florencia Colucci	...	Laura
Abel Tripaldi	...	Néstor
Gustavo Alonso	...	Wilson
María Salazar	...	Niña (as María Paz Salazar)

Storyline

The plot is based on a true story that happened in the late '40s in a small village in Uruguay. The film focuses on Laura, who, second by second, intends to leave a house, which hides an obscure secret, unharmed. Laura and her father Wilson settle down in a cottage they have to renew since its owner will soon put the house up for sale. They will spend the night there and repair the following morning. Everything seems to go smoothly until Laura hears a sound that comes from outside and gets louder and louder on the upper floor of the house. Wilson goes up to see what is going on while she remains downstairs on her own, waiting for her father to come down.

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Plot Keywords:

loose bird | subjective camera | running | crying | woods | 

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Taglines:

Real Fear In Real Time

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Uruguay]

Country:

Uruguay

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

4 March 2011 (Uruguay)

Also Known As:

The Silent House

Filming Locations:

Uruguay

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tokio Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min 78 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Edited so as to appear as one continuous take.

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Connections

Referenced in El Reviewer Random: Halloween Special 2012 (2012)

User Reviews

The Silent House (2010)

The Silent House gives the illusion that is was filmed in one take. I highly doubt this, as there are a lot of suspicious panning across solid black objects. Still the lengths of the takes is still impressive, if a little ambitious at times. Sometimes it's obvious the actors are walking around the crew. Luckily, the darkness soon covers it all up. I can't say much for the film really as I found it rather dull. It's pretty much a woman walking around a house in the dark. Once it was obvious that nothing scary was ever going to happen, I soon settled down and was just bored. Every time there was something suspicious in the background, a sound effect/musical cue would alert me to its presence. The film finally gets a plot in the last few minutes, which plays out through the credits in Polaroid form. Like a horror version of The Hangover's end credits, it was the best part, and the film should have focused on the photographed events, rather than being a tease for nothing.