Greenwich Entertainment is pleased to announce that Philippe Le Gay’s taut psychological French thriller based on a true story, THE MAN IN THE BASEMENT, will open in New York at The Quad Cinema on Friday, January 27 (Holocaust International Remembrance Day) followed by Los Angeles and a national expansion.
A benign real estate deal becomes a sinister standoff between a young Parisian French couple (Jérémie Renier and Academy Award nominee Bérénice Bejo) and a dangerous negationist. Simon Sandberg, a Jewish Parisian architect (Renier) sells his flat’s unused cellar to a seemingly normal and well-mannered former history teacher, Jacques Fonzic (The Untouchables’ François Cluzet). But when Fonzic takes up residence in the cellar, the stranger’s secret life emerges. Slowly and methodically, his far-right, radicalized beliefs about Judaism and conspiracy theories ensnare Simon’s very existence, driving him to more and more desperate strategies to evict the man.
What ensues is a riveting cat-and-mouse game between Fonzic and Sandberg as the increasingly menacing buyer insinuates himself with their naive teenage daughter, turning the family’s idyllic world upside down. Impeccable acting and a nightmare scenario drive this tense and gripping thriller, based on a true story, to its logical and frightening conclusion.
Directed by Philippe Le Guay. Written by Philippe Le Guay, Gilles Taurand, Marc Weitzmann. Cinematography by Guillaume Deffontaines. Music by Bruno Coulais. Produced by Anne-Dominique Toussaint. A Greenwich Entertainment release.
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