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The Ones Below

Synopsis

Kate is pregnant. Theresa is pregnant and moving in to the apartment below, with her partner. When the two women meet one spring morning, a special bond forms, developing into an intimate friendship as they move closer to the births of their babies. Until tragedy strikes. And changes everything. In the most violent and shocking way.
With echoes of Hitchcock and Polanski, a terrifying psychological thriller of love, betrayal and revenge, bringing one woman’s personal nightmares vividly to life, amidst the affluent loneliness of the modern city.
Toronto International Film Festival 2015 - World premiere

Details

Year
2015
Type of project
Features
Running time
87 mins
Director
David Farr 1st Feature
Producer
Nikki Parrott
Executive Producer
Lizzie Francke, Ben Hall, Christine Langan, Dixie Linder, Nick Marston, Joe Oppenheimer, Phil Hunt, Compton Ross
Editor
Chris Wyatt
Screenwriter
David Farr
Director of Photography
Ed Rutherford
Production Designer
Francesca Balestra Di Mottola
Sound
Nigel Albermaniche
Composer
Adem Ilhan
Principal cast
Clémence Poésy, David Morrissey, Stephen Campbell Moore, Laura Birn

Genre

Action

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Tigerlily Films

Cuba Pictures

Emily Perry
Haymarket House
28-29 Haymarket
London
SW1Y 4SP

BBC Films

Zone A, 7th Floor
BBC Broadcasting House
Portland Place
London
W1A 1AA

Sales Company

Protagonist Pictures

42 - 48 Great Portand Street
London
W1W 7NB

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