Whispers Behind the Wall

Whispers Behind the Wall

Directed by Grzegorz Muskala

Produced by One Two Films, Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)

201392 min4.9 / 10

A dark psychological thriller about a lonely student's descent into obsession with a mysterious landlady, where intimacy becomes entanglement with hidden horror.

Martin leaves his protective parents’ home and comes to Berlin as a law student with high hopes. He finds a tiny, run-down flat in a strange, dark apartment block, from which the previous tenant has disappeared without a trace. Having no luck with social contacts at the university, Martin quickly falls for his mysterious landlady Simone, who lives just next door behind a thin wall. Hoping to find trust and intimacy, Martin loses himself in the house’s disturbing world of sex and violence. Deep in the walls, Martin discovers the true horror of his first love.

Questions people ask

  • Is Whispers Behind the Wall scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Does Whispers Behind the Wall end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Whispers Behind the Wall easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is Whispers Behind the Wall violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Whispers Behind the Wall sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

22/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity79

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise9

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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