The Man in the Basement

The Man in the Basement

114 mins | Drama, Comedy | Oct. 13, 2021

A Parisian couple decides to sell an unsanitary basement in their building. A very ordinary, nondescript man, Mr. Fonzic, shows up to buy it. Nothing unusual there, until the man moves into the cellar and makes it his permanent residence. The couple tries desperately to cancel the sale but to no avail. Worse, Mr. Fonzic becomes a threat to their family as he befriends their teenage daughter on whom he seems to exert a perverted influence.

The Man in the Basement

114 mins | Drama, Comedy | Oct. 13, 2021

The Man in the Basement
A Parisian couple decides to sell an unsanitary basement in their building. A very ordinary, nondescript man, Mr. Fonzic, shows up to buy it. Nothing unusual there, until the man moves into the cellar and makes it his permanent residence. The couple tries desperately to cancel the sale but to no avail. Worse, Mr. Fonzic becomes a threat to their family as he befriends their teenage daughter on whom he seems to exert a perverted influence.
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers Canal+, Les Films des Tournelles, France Télévisions, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
Original title L'Homme de la cave
Directors Philippe Le Guay
Writers Philippe Le Guay, Gilles Taurand

Cast

François Cluzet

as Jacques Fonzic

Bérénice Bejo

as Hélène Sandberg

Jérémie Renier

as Simon Sandberg

Jonathan Zaccaï

as David Sandberg

Martine Chevallier

as Maître Rivière

Jack Claudany

as Le proviseur

Victoria Eber

as Justine

Denise Chalem

as Nelly Sandberg

Patrick Descamps

as Grand-père Gérard

Ambroise James Di Maggio

as Jérémie Sandberg

Sacha Attal

as Olivier Sandberg

Sharif Andoura

as Luka Steiner

François-Eric Gendron

as Maître Massard

Laëtitia Eïdo

as Maître Carole Vasquez

Patrick d'Assumçao

as Monsieur Leroux

Éric Génovèse

as Monsieur Martini

Candice Bouchet

as Noémie Bouvier

Jean-Claude Frissung

as Monsieur Lefèvre

Nicole Gueden

as Madame Lefèvre