The City Below

The City Below

2010 · 105 min · DE · 5.7 (18 votes)
Dir. Christoph Hochhäusler · Starring Nicolette Krebitz, Robert Hunger-Bühler, Mark Waschke, Corinna Kirchhoff, Lâm Vissay, Wolfgang Böck · Music Benedikt Schiefer
RomanceDrama

A man and a woman at an art exhibition share a fleeting moment of attraction, which neither can act upon. Days later, a chance second meeting leads to an innocent coffee and the two strangers – both married - toy with their unexplainable fascination for each other. Svenja is curious and finds herself in a hotel room with Roland, but she does not consummate an affair. A powerful executive at the large bank where Svenja's husband works, Roland is used to getting what he wants. He manipulates the transfer of her husband to Indonesia to replace a recently murdered bank manager. Unaware of Roland’s actions, Svenja now ceases to resist...

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A hushed, sophisticated drama exploring the quiet desperation and forbidden desires simmering beneath the surface of high society. It's a slow, tense dance of attraction and manipulation, leaving you with a lingering sense of unease and what-ifs.

melancholictensesophisticatedyearningslow-burnEuropean arthouseneo-noir undertonesdialogue-driveninfidelityclasspower dynamicsdesire
bankerfrankfurt am mainhigh society
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