The City Below ( Unter dir die Stadt ) ( Sous toi, la ville )

The City Below (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Unter dir die Stadt
Alternate Title: Sous toi, la ville
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
German ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
110 min + Extras

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Short Film
Booklet

Movie filmed in 2010 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Christoph Hochhäusler

Written By:
Christoph Hochhäusler
Ulrich Peltzer

Actors:
Nicolette Krebitz ..... Svenja Steve
Robert Hunger-Bühler ..... Roland Cordes
Mark Waschke ..... Oliver Steve
Corinna Kirchhoff ..... Claudia Cordes
Lamou Vissay ..... Andre Lau
Wolfgang Böck ..... Werner Löbau
Paul Faßnacht ..... Hermann Josef Esch
Oliver Broumis ..... Uwe Maas
Robert Schupp ..... Frank Kressnick
André Dietz ..... Stefan Scharf
Michael Abendroth ..... Hartmut John
Johannes Kiebranz ..... Gordon Parker
Klaus Zmorek ..... Markus de Hadlen
Alexandra Finder ..... Britta Lau
Alexandra von Schwerin ..... Dr. Silbereisen

Synopsis:

Middle-aged Roland Cordes, board member of a large bank, meets the wife of a new employee, thirty-some Svenja Steve. There is immediate attraction between the two. When a bank manger is murdered in Indonesia, Cordes recommends Svenja's husband Oliver for the position, even though there are more qualified people for the job. But Cordes' power is far-reaching and Oliver is transferred to Jakarta. Soon after, an affair between Cordes and Svenja develops. When Cordes' scheme is exposed, however, Svenja suddenly ends their relationship. Deeply hurt, Cordes almost loses his mind. Meanwhile in Jakarta, Oliver is being threatened. Svenja begs him to return. On the same night, Cordes gives up 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. The next morning Svenja and Cordes join each other in a hotel room--they cannot stay away from each other.

A man and a woman at an art exhibition share a fleeting moment of attraction, which neither can act upon. Days later, a chance second meeting leads to an innocent coffee and the two strangers, both married - toy with their unexplainable fascination for each other. Svenja is curious and finds herself in a hotel room with Roland, but she does not consummate an affair. A powerful executive at the large bank where Svenja's husband works, Roland is used to getting what he wants. He manipulates the transfer of her husband to Indonesia to replace a recently murdered bank manager. Unaware of Roland's actions, Svenja now ceases to resist...

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 17 January, 2012.

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