Julio and Ana have been together for over fifteen years. They don’t look at each other or touch each other anymore and daily conflicts have become the norm. This evening, Ana has invited the upstairs neighbors over. Salva and Laura are slightly younger than them and welcomed them with open arms when they moved into the building, but the constant moaning and groaning coming from their apartment has become a source of arguments for Julio and Ana... perhaps it’s jealousy, they wish their own sex life was as spicy.
This evening, the neighbors will become both the instigators and victims of an emotional tsunami, brought on by an unusual and surprising proposal. The four neighbors can’t help but get caught up in an evening of excess and catharsis.
“The whole cast shines: from Javier Cámara's wounded sarcasm and Griselda Siciliani's guilty innocence, to Alberto San Juan's hilarious insensitivity and Belén Cuesta's irrepressible self-confidence.” El Mundo
"The dialogues and situations sparkle with malice and talent. 'The People Upstairs' is great fun." El País
“Painstaking detail has gone into building these characters, halfway between sarcastic and naive, and the actors certainly do their cliched souls justice. We have Cámara's quick-witted sarcasm pitted against San Juan's macho fireman and a wonderful surprise from the unknown (here at least), yet fabulous actress, Griselda Siciliani.” ABC
“This movie seduces with its dialogues [...] Gay once again proves he is a master at directing these actors, who leave the audience hanging on their every word [...] An outstanding performance from an impeccable cast.” Fotogramas
“Lucid, translucent, and such a brilliant alchemist of feelings, friendships, grudges, soulful silences, sentimental setbacks... 'The People Upstairs' may just well be Cesc Gay's most on-point film to date.” Cinemania
“An ingenious comedy”. La Razón
“Pure comedy with some very memorable performances”. La Vanguardia