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The Man in the Basement

Original title: L'homme de la cave
  • 2021
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
626
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Bérénice Bejo, François Cluzet, and Jérémie Renier in The Man in the Basement (2021)
Simon and Helen live in Paris together, they decide to sell a basement in their building. The man who buys it has a troubled past and the couple's life is turning upside down.
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After a Jewish couple sells their basement to a former history teacher, they discover his secret life as an anti-Semitic conspiracy theorist. As the couple struggles to rescind the sale, the... Read allAfter a Jewish couple sells their basement to a former history teacher, they discover his secret life as an anti-Semitic conspiracy theorist. As the couple struggles to rescind the sale, the buyer befriends their naive teenage daughter.After a Jewish couple sells their basement to a former history teacher, they discover his secret life as an anti-Semitic conspiracy theorist. As the couple struggles to rescind the sale, the buyer befriends their naive teenage daughter.

  • Director
    • Philippe Le Guay
  • Writers
    • Philippe Le Guay
    • Gilles Taurand
    • Marc Weitzmann
  • Stars
    • François Cluzet
    • Jérémie Renier
    • Bérénice Bejo
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    626
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Philippe Le Guay
    • Writers
      • Philippe Le Guay
      • Gilles Taurand
      • Marc Weitzmann
    • Stars
      • François Cluzet
      • Jérémie Renier
      • Bérénice Bejo
    • 7User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
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    François Cluzet
    François Cluzet
    • Jacques Fonzic
    Jérémie Renier
    Jérémie Renier
    • Simon Sandberg
    Bérénice Bejo
    Bérénice Bejo
    • Hélène Sandberg
    Jonathan Zaccaï
    Jonathan Zaccaï
    • David Sandberg
    Victoria Eber
    • Justine Sandberg
    Denise Chalem
    • Nelly Sandberg
    Patrick Descamps
    Patrick Descamps
    • Grand-père Gérard
    Ambroise James Di Maggio
    • Jérémie Sandberg
    Sacha Attal
    • Olivier Sandberg
    Sharif Andoura
    • Luka Steiner
    François-Eric Gendron
    François-Eric Gendron
    • Maître Massard
    Laëtitia Eïdo
    Laëtitia Eïdo
    • Maître Carole Vasquez
    Martine Chevallier
    Martine Chevallier
    • Maître Rivière
    Patrick d'Assumçao
    Patrick d'Assumçao
    • Monsieur Leroux
    Éric Génovèse
    • Monsieur Martini
    • (as Eric Gélovèse de la Comédie Française)
    Candice Bouchet
    • Noémie Bouvier
    Jean-Claude Frissung
    • Monsieur Lefèvre
    Nicole Gueden
    • Madame Lefèvre
    • Director
      • Philippe Le Guay
    • Writers
      • Philippe Le Guay
      • Gilles Taurand
      • Marc Weitzmann
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      French visa # 122816.

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    4/10
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    Very well acted but poor script. If you don't know how to finish a movie, do not start it. The spectators pay to be told a story and not to invent it themselves.
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    • Oct 13, 2021

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    • Release date
      • February 28, 2023 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • The Man from the Basement
    • Filming locations
      • 33 rue Marx-Dormoy, Paris 18, Paris, France(the building the Sandbergs live in)
    • Production companies
      • Les Films des Tournelles
      • Big Sur Films
      • France 2 Cinéma
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $12,563
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,450
      • Jan 29, 2023
    • Gross worldwide
      • $462,250
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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