Sleep Tight

"Someone is watching over you"

2011 1h 41m ES

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7.1

SOLID

★7.1TMDB · 1,257

ThrillerHorror

Synopsis

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César, an unhappy concierge, maintains a peculiar relationship with the very diverse inhabitants of the upper-class apartment building where he works in Barcelona.

“Someone is watching over you”

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Cast

Luis Tosar
César
Marta Etura
Clara
Alberto San Juan
Marcos
Petra Martínez
Miss Verónica
Iris Almeida Molina
Úrsula
Carlos Lasarte
Neighbor of Apartment 4º B
Amparo Fernández
Cleaning Lady
Roger Morilla
Cleaning Boy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jaume Balagueró
Writers: Alberto Marini
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Spain

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jaume Balagueró, shot by Pablo Rosso. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Lucas Vidal. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Guillermo de la Cal shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Luis Tosar and Marta Etura and Alberto San Juan carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Someone is watching over you".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1437358 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Jaume Balagueró directs. Pablo Rosso behind the camera. Lucas Vidal scores. Guillermo de la Cal cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 15 years ago.
2Directed by Jaume Balagueró, shot by Pablo Rosso. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Lucas Vidal. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Guillermo de la Cal shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Luis Tosar and Marta Etura and Alberto San Juan carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Someone is watching over you".
7IMDB entry: tt1437358 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 18 themes, including "jealousy", "barcelona, spain", "blackmail", "manipulation".

The technical file

Cinematography: Pablo Rosso
Original score: Lucas Vidal
Editing: Guillermo de la Cal
Makeup / hair: Alma Casal
VFX supervisor: Cesc Biénzobas
Sound: Oriol Tarragó
Runtime: 101 min · 1h 41m
Status: Released
Budget: $5,000,000
Box office: $8,791,590
Return: 176% of budget
Original language: ES
IMDB: Sleep Tight (2011)

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What people are saying

Andres Gomez2014-01-28
★ 9/10
Impressive performance by Marta Etura and Luis Tosar in this totally disturbing movie.
Trazbor O'Gukguk2017-07-30
★ 7/10
Great film, totally unpredictable from start to end, an absolute original, a must see.
Wiccaburr2020-09-30
★ 8/10
<I>I can't be happy...</I> Cesar goes through some measures to make others miserable. The movie overall was good in story and in pacing. The build up to the final 30 of this movie was great along with a twisted finale.