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The People Upstairs

2020 · 81 min

A sharp, uncomfortable dinner party where polite conversation slowly gives way to raw, cathartic confrontation.

Tagline
Love The Neighbour Has Just Taken On A Whole New Meaning!
Overview
Julio and Ana have been together for more than fifteen years. They have become a couple who no longer look at nor touch one another, and who have made daily fighting the essence of their relationship. This evening, Ana has invited their upstairs neighbors to come round, Salva and Laura, a couple younger than them, pleasant and friendly, but whose noises are now an annoyance for Julio and Ana... or perhaps a stimulus? The upstairs neighbors will make them an unusual and surprising proposal which will turn the evening into an exaggerated and cathartic experience for all four.

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • class
  • sexuality
Places
  • home
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Cesc Gay
Written by
Cesc Gay
Starring
Javier Cámara, Belén Cuesta, Alberto San Juan, Griselda Siciliani
Cinematography
Andreu Rebés
Runtime
81 min
Country
Spain
Languages
Arabic, Spanish

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