One Floor Below

Radu Muntean about the film:
“One floor below is not a thriller, but I believe it has a potential of inner tension which is stronger than in any other film I have made so far. Pătraşcu is the character that leads the story and that is the reason why he is present in almost all the frames of the film.The viewer gets the information that Pătraşcu gets, exactly when he gets it and is together with him all along while the film unfolds. The camera stands still, outside the situation when it follows one of the characters, telling the events as a distant observer.
It`s an almost observational film, with many moments of silence or moments when the actions of the characters, their gestures or expressions on their faces are more important than the dialogue. I used in the shots, focusing the viewer`s attention onto a certain character or a certain area of the shot by means of framing, moving of the characters in space or timing of the actions. The shots offer pieces of information and speak among themselves. There is no background music, but the sound design is very carefully composed, every space has its ambience and its sounds that make it unique compared to other spaces.”