2011 Movie
Dir. Jaume Balagueró · Spain · Spanish
An apartment building slowly scrambles into chaos in this unsettling psychological thriller
The isolation of modern life is a growing problem, but very rarely does it end up in the psychopathy displayed in Sleep Tight. If it weren’t for the horrible behavior, the protagonist César would be an everyday man to root for. He’s long worked for the apartment building that he works as a concierge at, having to do multiple unpaid favors for the ignorant upper class inhabitants that live there. However, his dedication to subtly ruining the lives of the tenants, Luis Tosar’s chilling performance, and the way director Jaume Balagueró depicts his acts from the side from the perspective ratchets up the terror of such a thing happening in real life.
César, an unhappy concierge, maintains a peculiar relationship with the very diverse inhabitants of the upper-class apartment building where he works in Barcelona.
César, an unhappy concierge, maintains a peculiar relationship with the very diverse inhabitants of the upper-class apartment building where he works in Barcelona.
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Isabella Endrinal is a curator at A Good Movie to Watch. She's now free from the corporate night shift. Previous articles have been published in outlets such as NANG Magazine. She's currently catching up on some classic films… if she isn't coping with the fact that the Haikyu anime will end soon.
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