Once upon a time a carnivorous advertising methodist (Richard Bohringer) finds himself stuck between floors in an old elevator. The owner of the deserted building (Ute Lemper) does not help, but plays with him like a prey trapped. To get out, he threatens, attempts to seduce, to deceive, to be honest. After this confrontation for several days...
Acting
Bohringer's sweaty desperation vs. Lemper's glacial amusement — exquisite cruelty.
Direction
Lamy turns a single location into a pressure cooker of shifting dominance.
Director
Benoît Lamy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lemper was already a celebrated chanteuse and Broadway star; this was her deliciously left-field detour into Belgian psychological thriller territory.
The film barely exists online — no proper poster, 5 TMDB votes, possibly no official English release. You're watching a ghost.
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