You Shall Not Sleep

You Shall Not Sleep

Your fear will keep you awake

Directed by Gustavo Hernández

Produced by Pampa Films, Bowfinger

2018106 min5.6 / 10

A psychological horror film that blurs the line between theatrical preparation and supernatural terror, using sleep deprivation as a gateway to paranormal forces in a haunted psychiatric hospital.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is You Shall Not Sleep scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.

  • Does You Shall Not Sleep end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is You Shall Not Sleep easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is You Shall Not Sleep sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is You Shall Not Sleep violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

15/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity13

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise24

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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