The City Below
2010, German. Directed by Christoph Hochhäusler.
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...
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Christoph HochhäuslerDirector
- Nicolette KrebitzSvenja Steve
- Robert Hunger-BühlerRoland Cordes
- Mark WaschkeOliver Steve
- Corinna KirchhoffClaudia Cordes
- Lâm VissayAndre Lau
- Wolfgang BöckWerner Löbau
- Paul FaßnachtHermann Josef Esch
- Oliver BroumisUwe Maas
- Robert SchuppFrank Kressnick
- André DietzStefan Scharf
- Michael AbendrothHartmut John
- Johannes KiebranzGordon Parker
Details
- Released
- 15 September 2010
- Original title
- Unter dir die Stadt
- Country
- France, Germany
- Written by
- Christoph Hochhäusler, Ulrich Peltzer
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The City Below runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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The City Below isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 September 2010. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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If you liked The City Below, try Newness, Kitty Foyle, The Fugitive Kind.
Who directed The City Below?
The City Below (2010) was directed by Christoph Hochhäusler and stars Nicolette Krebitz, Robert Hunger-Bühler, Mark Waschke.