The City Below (Unter Dir Die Stadt)
CONTEMPORARY GERMAN CINEMA
Director: Christoph Hochhäusler.
Starring: Mark Waschke, Nicolette Krebitz, Robert Hunger-Buehle.
Germany, 2010.
110 mins. German with English subtitles.
Thanks to a chance meeting at a mandatory cultural event, Roland Cordes, 55, and a member of the board of a large bank, encounters the wife of a new employee: Svenja
Steve, 33. There is an immediate attraction between the two. When a bank manager is
murdered in Indonesia, Cordes seizes his chance and suggests Svenja’s husband Oliver
for the position, even though there are better qualified people to take the job. With Oliver
in Jakarta, a love affair develops – but when Cordes’ scheme is exposed, Svenja suddenly
ends the relationship, plunging him into turmoil. At the same time in Jakarta: Oliver is
being threatened. Svenja begs him to return. In a dramatic night, Cordes quits his position on the board of directors, Svenja jogs through a park at night, and Oliver stops to reflect for the first time in his life... But is it really over?
Steve, 33. There is an immediate attraction between the two. When a bank manager is
murdered in Indonesia, Cordes seizes his chance and suggests Svenja’s husband Oliver
for the position, even though there are better qualified people to take the job. With Oliver
in Jakarta, a love affair develops – but when Cordes’ scheme is exposed, Svenja suddenly
ends the relationship, plunging him into turmoil. At the same time in Jakarta: Oliver is
being threatened. Svenja begs him to return. In a dramatic night, Cordes quits his position on the board of directors, Svenja jogs through a park at night, and Oliver stops to reflect for the first time in his life... But is it really over?
Screenings
Cineworld
Tuesday 20 September, 6:00PM
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22 Sep 2011
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