Don't Come Out

Don't Come Out
Poster
SpanishNo salgas
Directed byVictoria Linares Villegas
Written by
  • Victoria Linares Villegas
  • Carlos Marranzini
Produced by
  • Victoria Linares Villegas
  • Carlos Marranzini
Starring
  • Cecile van Welie
  • Camila Issa
  • Gabriela Cortés
  • Camila Santana
  • Mariela Guerrero
CinematographyJaime Guerra
Edited byErik Alfredo Martinez
Music byOscar Chabebe
Production
company
El perro de Argento
Release date
Running time
105 minutes
CountryDominican Republic
LanguageSpanish

Don't Come Out (Spanish: No salgas) is a 2026 Dominican Republic coming-of-age drama horror film directed, produced, and written by Victoria Linares Villegas in her fiction feature directorial debut, from a screenplay she wrote with Carlos Alberto Marranzini Rodríguez. It stars Cecile van Welie as Liz, a closeted woman who goes on a weekend trip with her friends. It also stars Camila Issa, Gabriela Cortés, Camila Santana, and Mariela Guerrero.

It had its world premiere at the Generation 14plus section of the 76th Berlin International Film Festival on 16 February 2026.

Premise

A closeted medical student grieving the death of her girlfriend joins her friends on a weekend trip, where she grows close to a mysterious young woman.

Cast

Production

In an interview with Diva, Villegas said that the film was inspired by an image that her co-writer Carlos Marranzini had in his head: "four girls driving on a highway in the dead of night, covered in blood". They tried to uncover the story behind that image through the film. Regarding the film genre, Villegas told Caribbean Beat that she felt that "horror could be a broader way of exploring the dangers of coming out" in Dominican Republic.

Release

Don't Come Out had its world premiere at the Generation 14plus section of the 76th Berlin International Film Festival on 16 February 2026. Prior to its premiere, ArtHood Entertainment acquired the film's world sales rights.

References

  1. ↑ "Don't Come Out". ArtHood Entertainment. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "BFI Flare 2026: Victoria Linares talks Don't Come Out (No Salgas)". Diva. 12 March 2026. Archived from the original on 13 March 2026. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  3. ↑ Ali, Jonathan. ""I always understood the film as a coming-of-age story" | Film buzz". Caribbean Beat. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  4. ↑ Economou, Vassilis (14 January 2026). "The Berlinale completes its Panorama and Generation line-ups". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on 19 January 2026. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  5. ↑ de la Fuente, Anna Marie (9 February 2026). "Berlinale Generation Queer Horror Pic 'No Salgas' Picked Up by Berlin-Based ArtHood Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 11 February 2026. Retrieved 10 June 2026.