The Tenants Downstairs

 

Dirs. Adam Tsui

Fiction

Taiwan, 2016

In Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles

110 mins

 

The biggest and most talked-about Taiwanese film of 2016, director Adam Tsuei and writer Giddens Ko’s The Tenants Downstairs is a challenging and daring exploration of the dark side of human nature. The film stars legendary Hong Kong actor Simon Yam as the landlord of a panopticon-like apartment building, whose tenants he has specifically chosen for their different kinds of sexual deviancy, observing them through a network of surveillance cameras and taking great pleasure from spying on their intimate moments and weaknesses. Spurred on by a sadistic young woman (Ivy Shao), he soon finds that merely watching isn’t enough, and he starts to manipulate them, bringing out the very worst in their natures and playing them off against each other, resulting in escalating violence and depravity. Visually impressive and directed with stylish flair by Adam Tsuei, The Tenants Downstairs is both shocking and sharply comic, a bold mystery thriller filled with twists, turns and perverse surprises.

 

 

片名：楼下的房客

 

导演：崔震东
剧情片
台湾（2016年）
语言：普通话；字幕：中英文
片长：110分钟

 

2016年台湾地区最受瞩目的电影《楼下的房客》是导演崔震东和编剧九把刀联手奉上的对人性的阴暗面极具挑战性的探索之作。影片由香港传奇演员任达华饰演一座圆形监狱一般的公寓楼房东，他专门挑选各种有特殊性癖的租户，通过监控窥视他们的亲密瞬间和人后的软弱来获得极大的快感。在一个施虐成性的年轻女孩（邵雨薇）的刺激下，他渐渐发现窥视已不能满足，开始操纵住户以激发他们心中最黑暗的部分。住户们互相针对，暴力的升级和人性的堕落接踵而至……在崔震东导演风度翩翩的镜头语言和令人眼前一亮的视觉元素中，影片充满曲折、颠覆和意想不到的惊喜。《楼下的房客》既有震撼而犀利的漫画风格，又是一部大胆神秘的惊悚佳作。