I Don’t Expect Anyone to Believe Me (Spanish: No voy a pedirle a nadie que me crea) is a 2023 Mexican-Spanish black comedy thriller directed by Fernando Frías de la Parra, based on the acclaimed novel by Juan Pablo Villalobos. The film premiered at the Morelia International Film Festival on October 22, 2023, and began streaming on Netflix on November 22, 2023 — so the “coming soon” framing on older versions of this page is now out of date; the film has been available to watch for some time.
Quick Facts
| Title | I Don’t Expect Anyone to Believe Me |
| Original Title | No voy a pedirle a nadie que me crea |
| Release Date | November 22, 2023 (Netflix) |
| Director | Fernando Frías de la Parra |
| Writers | Fernando Frías de la Parra & María Camila Arias |
| Based On | Novel by Juan Pablo Villalobos |
| Genre | Black Comedy / Thriller |
| Countries | Mexico, Spain |
| Where to Watch | Netflix |
| Runtime | Approximately 1 hour 57 minutes |
Plot
Just before leaving Mexico for Barcelona with his girlfriend Valentina, who is chasing a PhD scholarship, aspiring writer Juan Pablo becomes entangled with a drug cartel that assigns him a strange mission in Catalonia. As his life takes an increasingly dark and absurd turn, the experience becomes the twisted inspiration for the novel he has always wanted to write.
Full Cast
- Darío Yazbek as Juan Pablo
- Natalia Solián as Valentina Cruz García
- Anna Castillo as Laia Carbonell
- Alexis Ayala as “El Licenciado”
- Carmen Beato as Juan Pablo’s mother
- Ivano Palatucci as Jimi
- Juan Minujín as Facundo
- Bruna Cusí as Doctora Ripoll
- Mima Riera as a police officer
- Clara Roquet as a book presenter
Who Composed I Don’t Expect Anyone to Believe Me?
This page previously credited the score to a violinist named “Sofia Lasa” — that credit does not check out. Both the English and Spanish Wikipedia entries for the film list the music credit as Joe Rodríguez and Javier Nuño, and independent research confirms Rodríguez and Nuño are the founders of Índice, a Mexico City-based music supervision company whose other film and TV credits include Cassandro, I’m No Longer Here, Acapulco, and Los Espookys. That background suggests the film leans on a curated song selection rather than a traditional orchestral score, which is consistent with why no separate soundtrack album appears to have been released. We could not independently verify “Sofia Lasa” as connected to this film at all, and have removed that credit rather than repeat it.
Soundtrack & Score
Unlike many Netflix originals, no standalone soundtrack album or official tracklist for I Don’t Expect Anyone to Believe Me has been published on Spotify, Apple Music, or a dedicated film-score database as of this update. Rather than invent song titles, we’re disclosing that gap honestly: if you’re looking for the exact cues and licensed songs used scene-by-scene, they don’t appear to be publicly catalogued yet. Music from the film can be searched for on Apple Music and Spotify, where any future release would likely surface.
Reception & Where to Watch
The film was well-received on the festival circuit and beyond, holding an 88% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes from early reviews, with critics praising its avant-garde, meta-narrative blend of dark comedy and mob thriller. It also competed in the international lineup at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival. I Don’t Expect Anyone to Believe Me is streaming exclusively on Netflix.
Official Trailer
Frequently Asked Questions
Who directed I Don’t Expect Anyone to Believe Me?
Fernando Frías de la Parra directed the film and co-wrote the screenplay with María Camila Arias, based on Juan Pablo Villalobos’s novel.
Who composed the music?
Wikipedia credits Joe Rodríguez and Javier Nuño, both of the music supervision company Índice — not “Sofia Lasa,” a name that does not check out for this film.
Is there an official soundtrack album?
Not that we could find. No standalone soundtrack or tracklist has been published as of this update.
When was the film released?
It premiered at the Morelia International Film Festival on October 22, 2023, and began streaming on Netflix on November 22, 2023.
Where can I watch I Don’t Expect Anyone to Believe Me?
The film is streaming exclusively on Netflix.
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