When a mysterious brick wall encloses their apartment building overnight, Tim and Olivia must unite with their wary neighbors to get out alive.
Practical Effects
That wall is REAL — no CGI, just oppressive actual bricks
Acting
Schweighöfer's panic feels authentically German: efficient desperation
Production
Single location thriller that never feels cheap, just suffocating
Director
Philip Koch
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Koch built a functional 360° brick set in Berlin; actors genuinely couldn't see outside during takes.
The 'huis clos' structure nods to Sartre — hell is other people, especially German neighbors.
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