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Naboer (2005)

Naboer poster
Directed by
Pål Sletaune
Genre
horror film, mystery film, thriller film
Country
Denmark, Sweden, Norway
Runtime
1h 15m
Rated
18
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 237 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man named John gets pulled into a disturbing and violent game by his two attractive female neighbors. The story follows his unraveling as he becomes trapped in their manipulative and dangerous world.

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What happens

Naboer (English: Next Door) is a 2005 Norwegian psychological thriller film, directed by Pål Sletaune. In the movie, the protagonist John (Kristoffer Joner) is drawn into a violent, sexual game by his two beautiful female neighbours. Naboer received an over-18 rating in Norway, which had only happened to four Norwegian movies before. Upon release it was well received by critics. Sletaune stated "I worked hard with Kristoffer Joner to make the character into something which would interest the audience". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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