Next Door

A slow, needling conversation that tightens like a vise, mixing wry satire with creeping dread in one claustrophobic bar.

Directed by

Daniel Brühl

Genres

Drama, Comedy

Starring

Daniel Brühl, Peter Kurth, Rike Eckermann

Overview

Berlin, the Prenzlauer Berg district. Daniel is a movie star accustomed to success. His loft apartment is stylish and so is his wife, and the nanny has the children under control. Everything is tip-top, bilingual and ready for him to jet off to an audition in London where a role in an American superhero film awaits the celebrated German-Spanish actor. Popping into the local bar on the corner, he finds Bruno sitting there. As transpires by the minute, Bruno has been waiting for this moment for a long time. And so this eternally overlooked man – one of reunification's losers and a victim of the gentrification of what was once East Berlin – takes his revenge. With Daniel as his target...

How it feels

Tense, dark, satirical and cynical. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Class, revenge, identity, power

Content

Strong language. Mild violence. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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