Details
After being the sole unfortunate witness to a domestic quarrel that ends up in a murder, Patrascu finds himself at odds with two very close neighbours: one is the bizarre murderer. The other is his very own conscience.
Accolades
Trivia
This film was inspired by real news events, and was shot in 25 days. The film was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.
Critics
...'...a very fine if not exactly groundbreaking film…'
The Hollywood Reporter
...'Muntean…a particularly laconic storyteller, withholding information and keeping the drama on a low, seething simmer, but he pushes that aesthetic to interesting extremes here.'
The Hollywood Reporter
...'...a highly subtle and skilfully staged psychological film…'
Cineuropa
Meet the Cast
Directors
Director's Statement
"'One Floor Below' is not a film with heroes, people who succeed in overcoming their condition and doing courageous battles with their conscience; it is a film about people who, like us all, are made up of weaknesses rather than strengths…"
