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15 Ways to Kill Your Neighbour

2022 · 98 min

A wry, offbeat comedy of manners where suburban boredom curdles into absurd menace, keeping you amused and slightly on edge.

Directed by
Santiago Mitre
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Daniel Hendler, Vimala Pons, Melvil Poupaud
Overview
Drinking, dancing and... killing me. It's the new life my neighbour Jose has decided to live. What better way to escape boredom than coming to kill me every thursday? His wife, Lucie, prefers to go to a shrink. To each their own therapy.

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Directed by
Santiago Mitre
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Daniel Hendler, Vimala Pons, Melvil Poupaud
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • madness
  • betrayal
  • identity
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour7
Realism5
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Santiago Mitre
Written by
Mariano Llinás, Santiago Mitre
Starring
Daniel Hendler, Vimala Pons, Melvil Poupaud, Sergi López, Françoise Lebrun, Éric Caravaca, Hervé Vilard, Jean Luc Piraux
Cinematography
Javier Julia
Runtime
98 min
Country
Argentina, Belgium, Spain, France
Languages
German, French, Spanish

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