Next Door

2021 1h 33m DE

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 120

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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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...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Daniel Brühl
Daniel
Peter Kurth
Bruno
Rike Eckermann
Hilde
Aenne Schwarz
Clara
Vicky Krieps
The New Tennant
Gode Benedix
Micha
Justine Hirschfeld
Nanny Conchita
Ole Hermann
Mirko

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Daniel Brühl
Writers: Daniel Kehlmann
Languages: English, Spanish, German
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Spanish, German.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Daniel Brühl, shot by Jens Harant. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jakob Grunert. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Marty Schenk shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Daniel Brühl and Peter Kurth and Rike Eckermann carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt11080676 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Daniel Brühl directs. Jens Harant behind the camera. Jakob Grunert scores. Marty Schenk cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in English, Spanish, German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 5 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Spanish, German.
3Directed by Daniel Brühl, shot by Jens Harant. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Jakob Grunert. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Marty Schenk shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Daniel Brühl and Peter Kurth and Rike Eckermann carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt11080676 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.