BAFTA nominee Daniel Brühl (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) makes his directorial debut with this meta dark comedy playing a...
BAFTA nominee Daniel Brühl (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) makes his directorial debut with this meta dark comedy playing a thinly-veiled version of himself who, right before flying off for a casting call on a superhero film, opts to have a final few drinks in his local bar.
Daniel (Brühl) leads an enviable life. A famous actor, he lives in a stylish penthouse apartment in Berlin’s hip Prenzlauer Berg district with his wife and children. One morning, as he prepares to jet off to London to screen-test for a ‘top-secret’ new American superhero blockbuster, he pops into the local dive bar to kill some time. There, he meets middle-aged Bruno (Peter Kurth, Babylon Berlin), initially dismissing him as a(nother) fan. But far from it, Bruno’s in fact Daniel’s neighbour, and has been awaiting this moment.
Bruno sees himself as one of reunification’s losers and a victim of the gentrification of what was once East Berlin and – as the pair banter, and he begins nitpicking the increasingly exasperated (and now late for his flight) Daniel’s career – he gradually reveals a far more intimate knowledge of Daniel’s life than is comfortable…
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70 %23 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
77 %31 reviewsAudience score rating
"There’s a persistent note of inconsequential silliness to this film..."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Despite Brühl’s winning turn, this remains very much a shaggy dog story about a man who walks into a bar."
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The Times
The Times"Mercilessly honest as Brühl is being with himself, his directorial debut stops short of its most intriguing ideas."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"Brühl’s feature-length directorial debut proves to be authentically self-castigating."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"Bruhl is convincing in his teeth-grinding, clenched-jaw consternation but Peter Kurth nudges the acting honours, playing with a light, airy touch."
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Screen Daily
Screen Daily"The film’s games of genre-shuffling and celebrity self-satire can’t override the essential tedium of its core conflict."
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Variety
Variety"An amusing, accomplished debut on its own modest terms, Next Door works best as tart meta comedy..."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterNext Door (Nebenan) | Details
- Rating
- M, Coarse language
- Runtime
- 94
- Genre
- Comedy, Drama
- Country of origin
- Germany
