THE CITY BELOW
synopsis
A man and a woman at an art exhibition share a fleeting moment of attraction, which neither can act upon. Days later, a chance second meeting leads to an innocent coffee and the two strangers – both married - toy with their unexplainable fascination for each other. Svenja is curious and finds herself in a hotel room with Roland, but she does not consummate an affair. A powerful executive at the large bank where Svenja's husband works, Roland is used to getting what he wants. He manipulates the transfer of her husband to Indonesia to replace a recently murdered bank manager. Unaware of Roland’s actions, Svenja now ceases to resist...
| international title: | The City Below | 
| original title: | Unter dir die Stadt | 
| country: | Germany | 
| sales agent: | The Match Factory | 
| year: | 2010 | 
| genre: | fiction | 
| directed by: | Christoph Hochhäusler | 
| film run: | 110' | 
| release date: | FR 15/12/2010, DE 31/03/2011, NL 21/04/2011, BE 29/06/2011 | 
| screenplay: | Christoph Hochhäusler, Ulrich Peltzer | 
| cast: | Wolfgang Böck, Robert Hunger-Bühler, Corinna Kirchhoff, Nicolette Krebitz, Van-Lam Vissay, Mark Waschke | 
| cinematography by: | Bernhard Keller | 
| film editing: | Stefan Stabenow | 
| art director: | Tim Pannen | 
| production: | Heimatfilm GMBH + CO KG | 
| distributor: | Bodega Films, Piffl Medien Filmverleih, Cinemien, Abc Distribution | 























