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You Shall Not Sleep

You Shall Not Sleep

Your fear will keep you awake

20185.61h 46m

Overview

In an abandoned psychiatric hospital, a theatre group experiments with insomnia for the preparation of a stage play. With the passage of days without sleep, they reach new thresholds of perception that expose them to the secrets of the place and the energies that inhabit it. When Bianca, a young, promising actress, joins the cast, competing for the lead role, she must survive not only the intensity of the work and her cast mates, but the unknown force that is pulling them towards a tragic outcome.

Directed by Gustavo Hernández
Written by Gustavo Hernández, Ignacio García Cucucovich, Albert Val
Produced by Agustín Bossi, Juan Pablo Buscarini, Pablo E. Bossi
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Top Cast

Eva De Dominici

Eva De Dominici

Bianca

Belén Rueda

Belén Rueda

Alma Böhm

Natalia de Molina

Natalia de Molina

Cecilia

Germán Palacios

Germán Palacios

Krasso

Juan Manuel Guilera

Juan Manuel Guilera

Fonzo

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Susana Hornos

Dora

Miguel Angel Maciel

Miguel Angel Maciel

Miguel

Eugenia Tobal

Eugenia Tobal

Sara

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María Zabay

Marlene

María Alfonsa Rosso

María Alfonsa Rosso

Sabrina

Themes & Keywords

experimentcemeteryhallucinationinsomniacandleaspiring actorstage playmysterious deathabandoned building

About You Shall Not Sleep

You Shall Not Sleep is a horror, thriller film released in 2018 exploring themes of experiment, cemetery, hallucination, insomnia, candle, aspiring actor. Directed by Gustavo Hernández, it stars Eva De Dominici, Belén Rueda, Natalia de Molina. In an abandoned psychiatric hospital, a theatre group experiments with insomnia for the preparation of a stage play. With the passage of days without sleep, they reach new thresholds of perception that expose them to the secrets of the place and the energies that inhabit it. When Bianca, a young, promising actress, joins the cast, competing for the lead role, she must survive not only the intensity of the work and her cast mates, but the unknown force that is pulling them towards a tragic outcome.

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