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The Tenants Downstairs

2016 · 115 min

A slow-burn, unsettling descent into voyeuristic madness, blending black comedy with disturbing horror and a twisty narrative.

Overview: A loafer inherits an apartment block and lets out the place to a group of tenants, including a lusty gymnastics teacher, a geeky college student, a single father with his young daughter, a gay couple, a writer and a sexy female office worker. An incredible story is about to unfold as they start their lives in the same building.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, satirical and absurd. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Obsession, madness, isolation, betrayal
Content: Strong violence, gore and sexual content. Mild language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
madness
isolation
betrayal
trauma
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
unreliable narrator
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong