The People Upstairs

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The People Upstairs

2020

1h 22m

Comedy

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Feeling stagnant in their 15-year-long relationship, Julio and Ana invite a younger and livelier couple for a get-together that diverts somewhere unexpected.

Dwight Brown

National Newspaper Publishers Association

11/23/2021

3/4

This tightly written, well-directed and perfectly acted 81-minute vignette is as engaging and astonishing as any four-character, dialogue-driven film could ever be.

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David Stratton

The Australian

02/27/2021

3.5/5

This witty and caustic film may be confined in terms of setting and scope (it unfolds in real time) but it's fun nonetheless, not least because of the delicious performances from the four actors.

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Jorge Rivera Rubio

QiiBO

02/24/2022

4/5

Cesc Gay's script is a wonderful string of sparkling dialogues, twists, and confrontations, both between characters and themselves...One of the best movies I've seen so far this year.

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

01/10/2022

8/10

Gay smartly keeps it short and sharp - just 82 minutes including credits - while a hugely talented cast keep things sparking from start to finish.

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Jim Schembri

jimschembri.com

03/01/2021

4/5

A wily and very funny comic gem...Blessed with inscrutable eyes that look like two tiny dots of India ink, Javier Camara possesses the ability to convey bemusement, befuddlement and bewilderment all with a single stare. That's quite a gift.

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Sarah Ward

Concrete Playground

02/22/2021

When the tightly written script and the cast performing it all sparkle, so does the feature.

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Fotini C

Mar 3

Good acting ,funny story ,lots of humour ,inspiring dialogues .The most beautiful part is that it lives a sweet bitter taste in the end.

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Paulami A

08/14/2023

The 4 leads, script, direction keep it entertaining, provocative and stimulating, aced by Alberto San Juan!

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Cesc Gay

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Javier Cámara

Julio

Belén Cuesta

Laura

Alberto San Juan

Salva

Griselda Siciliani

Ana

Akram

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Synopsis

Feeling stagnant in their 15-year-long relationship, Julio and Ana invite a younger and livelier couple for a get-together that diverts somewhere unexpected.

Director: Cesc Gay
Producer: Marta Esteban
Screenwriter: Cesc Gay
Production Co: Sentimentalfilm, Movistar+, Televisió de Catalunya (TV3), Triodos Bank, Impossible Films, Radio Televisión Española (RTVE), Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales, Instituto de Crédito Oficial, Institut Català de les Empreses Culturals
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: European Spanish
Runtime: 1h 22m