The People Upstairs

The People Upstairs (Spanish: Sentimental) is a 2020 Spanish comedy film written and directed by Cesc Gay, starring Javier Cámara, Griselda Siciliani, Belén Cuesta, and Alberto San Juan.^[1][2]

The People Upstairs
Film poster
Spanish	Sentimental
Directed by	Cesc Gay
Screenplay by	Cesc Gay
Based on	Los vecinos de arriba by Cesc Gay
Produced by	Marta Esteban
Starring	Belén Cuesta Javier Cámara Alberto San Juan Griselda Siciliani
Cinematography	Andreu Rebés
Edited by	Liana Artigal
Release dates	24 September 2020 (2020-09-24) (SSIFF) 30 October 2020 (2020-10-30) (Spain)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

The film was nominated for five Goya Awards and four Feroz Awards.^[3][4]

It is an adaptation of Cesc Gay's stage play Els veins de dalt / Los vecinos de arriba^[5] and has been remade in several countries, including Italy, Switzerland and France.

Plot

Julio (Javier Cámara) and Ana (Griselda Siciliani) are a couple who spend most of their time arguing. One night, Ana decides to invite their upstairs neighbours, Salva (Alberto San Juan) y Laura (Belén Cuesta), for dinner, despite the fact that Julio is not their biggest fan, not least because of the noise they make while having sex. As the night goes on, various secrets about the couple come to light.

Cast

• Belén Cuesta as Laura
• Javier Cámara as Julio
• Alberto San Juan as Salva
• Griselda Siciliani as Ana

Reception

The People Upstairs received positive reviews from film critics. It holds a 100% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on 9 reviews, with an average rating of 7.30/10.^[6]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2021	26th Forqué Awards	Best Actor	Javier Cámara	Won	[7]
8th Feroz Awards	Best Comedy Film		Nominated	[8]
	Best Director	Cesc Gay	Nominated
	Best Actor	Javier Cámara	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor	Alberto San Juan	Nominated
35th Goya Awards	Best Film		Nominated	[9]
	Best Adapted Screenplay	Cesc Gay	Nominated
	Best Actor	Javier Cámara	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor	Alberto San Juan	Won
	Best New Actress	Griselda Siciliani	Nominated
34th European Film Awards	Best European Comedy		Nominated	[10]

Remakes

The film was remade in Italy as Neighbors [it] in 2022,^[11] in Swiss German as The Neighbours from Upstairs [de]^[12] in 2023 and in France as Maybe More [fr] in 2024.

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2020

References

1. Mayorga, Emilio (19 June 2020). "The People Upstairs, Cross The Line, A Perfect Enemy Headline Cannes' Upcoming Catalan Films". Variety. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
2. Ramachandran, Naman (18 August 2020). "The People Upstairs, My Heart Goes Boom! Set for San Sebastian World Premieres". Variety. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
3. "La boda de Rosa, Las niñas y Akelarre encabezan las nominaciones a los premios Feroz". rtve.es (in Spanish). 10 December 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
4. Roxborough, Scott; Szalai, Georg (18 January 2021). "Netflix Drama Leads Spain's Goya Awards Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
5. Vicente, Eduardo de (30 October 2020). "Cesc Gay nos explica las anécdotas de rodaje de 'Sentimental'". El Periódico de Catalunya.
6. "The People Upstairs (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
7. "Palmarés de la 26ª edición de los Premios Forqué". Cinemanía. 17 January 2021 – via 20minutos.es.
8. Díaz, J. (2 March 2021). "Palmarés de los Premios Feroz 2021: todos los ganadores en la noche del cine español". Vanitatis – via El Confidencial.
9. "Premios Goya 2021: lista de todos los ganadores". El Mundo. 7 March 2021.
10. Yossman, K.J. (11 December 2021). "'Quo Vadis, Aida?,' Riz Ahmed's 'Flee' Win Big at the European Film Awards". Variety.
11. De Pablos, Emiliano (13 October 2021). "Italy's 'Vicini di Casa,' the First Big Remake of Cesc Gay Hit 'The People Upstairs,' Wraps in Rome (Exclusive)". Variety.
12. "Remake "Die Nachbarn von oben" im Dreh".

External links

• The People Upstairs at IMDb
• The People Upstairs at Rotten Tomatoes