Next Door (2005)
"Naboer" (original title)

John has just been left by his girlfriend Ingrid. That day he allows himself to be seduced into a mystical and scary world, where it is impossible to separate truth from the lies

Director:

Pål Sletaune

Writer:

Pål Sletaune (screenplay)

Stars:

Kristoffer Joner, Cecilie A. Mosli, Julia Schacht

1 win.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Kristoffer Joner	...	John
Cecilie A. Mosli	...	Anne (as Cecilie Mosli)
Julia Schacht	...	Kim
Anna Bache-Wiig	...	Ingrid
Michael Nyqvist	...	Åke
Øystein Martinsen	...	Peter
Odd Arno Midtsjø	...	Gammel Mand
Magne Kipperrud	...	Kollega

Storyline

A psychological thriller, where the main character, John, have recently been dumped by his girlfriend, Ingrid. He is seduced by his beautiful neighbors, Anne and Kim, and is taken to a mystical and frightful world where he isn't able to tell reality from fantasy.

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Plot Keywords:

neighbor | closet | cult film | hit with a hammer | shower | 

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Taglines:

Noen dører bør aldri åpnes (Some doors should never be opened)

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Norway Denmark Sweden

Language:

Norwegian

Release Date:

11 March 2005 (Norway)

Also Known As:

Next Door

Filming Locations:

Jar, Norway

Box Office

Budget:

NOK 15,155,100 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

4 1/2 Film, Columbia TriStar Nordisk Film Distributors A/S, Memfis Film & Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first Norwegian made film to get an 18 rating in 17 years in Norway. The last one to get an 18 rating before this one was Hotel St. Pauli.

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Soundtracks

"Billy Bob Jackson"
Written by Wibe and Kjølsrud
Performed by Animalalpha (as Animal Alpha)

User Reviews

Psychosexual assault on the viewer.

"Naboer" is a truly dark and unsettling psychosexual thriller in the vein of "The Tenant".John's girlfriend has left him and apparently already moved on to a new relationship.Julia Schacht and Cecilie A. Mosli star as neighbors Kim and Anne who live in a large flat next door to John.Invited in on the pretext of moving a large piece of furniture, John soon finds himself pulled into the strange,twisted world of hellish sexuality and violence that exists next door.The atmosphere of "Naboer" is remarkable and truly claustrophobic.Confusion and uncertainty permeate nearly every scene.The sex scene coupled with disgusting beating is strangely arousing.The film has also deeply voyeuristic feel and the scenes of sexual violence are pretty hard-hitting.The main performances are brilliant and the climax is quite surprising."Naboer" is surely not for the easily offended.9 out of 10.