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Next Door (Nebenan)

Next Door (Nebenan)

LUKAS MÄRZ | GERMANY | 2024 | 20 MIN | GERMAN EST

LUKAS MÄRZ | GERMANY | 2024 | 20 MIN | GERMAN EST

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Synopsis

Tom and Marcel's new apartment should be a dream, until strange noises reveal a door connecting them to a disturbing neighbor who turns out to be Adolf Hitler. As fear and denial collide, Tom must confront what lurks beyond the door in this sharp satirical horror about the terror of rising extremism.

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Filmmaker Bio

Lukas März is a screenwriter and director from Munich. After studying literature, theater, and screenwriting, he gained work experience as an assistant director at theatres. He has worked as a freelance screenwriter and director, and his short films Deliverissimo and The Phone Booth have screened at international festivals and won awards. März also co-directed the queer multimedia revue ERIKA.

Producer

Lukas März, Nathan Engelhardt, Lea Grande

Writer

Lukas März

Cinematographer

Leander Hartung

Cast

  • Nils Thalmann
  • Sebastian Fink
  • Lars Krone
  • Simone Oswald

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