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Next Door

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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...

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Simran Hans Observer (UK) 10/02/2021
2/5
Though Brühl is an affable and witty screen presence, there's no getting round the fact that the film is a vanity project. Go to Full Review Kevin Maher The Times (UK) 10/01/2021
3/5
For arthouse enthusiasts keen to bypass the James Bond bombast, this social satire, set mostly in a grotty Berlin pub, should certainly do the trick. Go to Full Review Linda Marric The Jewish Chronicle 10/01/2021
4/5
The film feels almost like a mea-culpa from an actor who suspects he's outgrown his own local public, but is still keen to have their admiration, no matter how phoney it may be Go to Full Review Javier Ocaña El Pais (Spain) 06/22/2022
Agile and entertaining, a psychological torment, somewhat half-realized, particularly where it could've delved deeper into the two faces of a man who could have it all, [the film] still accomplishes a resoundingly sincere debut. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Pablo Vázquez Espinof 12/10/2021
An interesting debut that any fan of good independent cinema should not miss. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Ricardo Rosado Fotogramas 12/03/2021
3/5
The new director... takes advantage of [the script's] drama and black humor. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Daniel Brühl

Director

Daniel Brühl

Daniel

Peter Kurth

Bruno

Rike Eckermann

Wirtin

Aenne Schwarz

Clara

Gode Benedix

Trinker Micha
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Synopsis 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...
Director
Daniel Brühl
Producer
Malte Grunert
Screenwriter
Daniel Kehlmann, Daniel Kehlmann
Production Co
Amusement Park Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
German
Runtime
1h 32m