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Draped in an oppressive atmospheric dread, undertone immerses the viewer in raw isolation and Catholic guilt, transforming headphones into an acoustic snare where unseen domestic horrors whisper from the dark.
undertone
undertone

"It wants to be heard."

12 March 2026 Canada 94 min 6.0 (584)

Director: Ian Tuason

Cast: Nina Kiri, Adam DiMarco, Keana Bastidas, Jeff Yung, Michèle Duquet

Mystery Horror The Toll of Caregiving, Filial Guilt, and Familial Resentment Acoustic Reality vs. Psychological Paranoia Catholic Guilt and Spiritual Skepticism The Voyeurism of Consuming Tragedy
Budget: $500,000
Box Office: $21,581,552

undertone — Movie Quotes

Memorable Quotes

It's probably a virus, or it's a hoax... a kid wrote it.
— Evy Babic

Context

Spoken early in the film when Justin first introduces the mysterious emailed audio files.

Meaning

Highlights Evy's default rationalist defense mechanism and initial rejection of the supernatural.

Whatever you can imagine is always going to be scarier than what I can show you.
— Evy Babic / Film Narrative

Context

A core philosophy embedded throughout the film's diegetic dialogue and director interviews.

Meaning

Summarizes the film's artistic belief that unseen sonic horrors surpass overt visual monster reveals.

2TWO... 3HREE... 4OUR...
— Justin

Context

Justin reading the cryptic labeling of the incoming anonymous files aloud during their recording session.

Meaning

Marks the threshold into the psychological and supernatural trap through hidden anagrammatic messages.

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