Directors Johan Lundborg and Johan Storm and Star Emil Johnsen Live in Person!We all have THOSE days from time to time. You wake up on the wrong side of
the bed and it feels like every person you encounter is insufferable. The tiniest
of hassles can wreak havoc on your last nerve. You’re unable to shake that sense
of general grumpiness and all you really want is to be left alone. It’s the kind
of mood that takes you to a pretty dark place, where friends and loved ones,
or even random strangers, might seem like adversaries.
For most of us, this
state of mind is temporary, but for Frank (Emil Johnsen) the socially withdrawn
protagonist of CORRIDOR, the cloud of exasperation never really lifts. When the outgoing Lotte (Ylva Gallon) moves into the apartment above him, Frank’s
life becomes a series of escalating psychological trials. Initially mundane
challenges like carrying on a friendly conversation with a neighbor give way to
slightly more demanding tests on Frank’s patience and judgment. First, Lotte
and her biker boyfriend Micke’s (Peter Stormare) raucous late-night sexcapades
keep him up all hours and distract him from his medical studies. When evidence
of domestic abuse begins to surface between the couple upstairs, Frank tries
and fails to avoid getting involved. His grudging and platonic assistance to
Lotte brings more trouble to his door when Micke and another jealous ex both
begin to suspect that Frank is Lotte’s new love interest. Soon Frank is caught
up in a mystery as the lines blur between his own suspicion of the outside
world and the genuine threats presented by Lotte and Micke’s encroachment
on his life.
Winners of the Cineuropa Jury Award at the 2010 Brussels Fantastic
Film Festival, directors Johan Lundborg and Johan Storm have fashioned an
impeccable suspense film that packs a bracing punch. (Carrie Matherly)
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