EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has picked up rights in Germany, Austria and Switzerland to Swiss comedy The Neighbours From Upstairs (Die Nachbarn Von Oben) following the movie’s theatrical run.
Ascot Elite Leisure’s cost drew 72,000 admissions in German-speaking Switzerland and was one of many top-performing Swiss comedies in 2023.
The movie follows couple Thomas and Anna who after 20 years of marriage are determined for some romance. Once they invite their amorous and passionate neighbours over for dinner, they get a surprisingly spicy provide which takes their evening and relationship down a highway they hadn’t anticipated.
The movie’s two lead actresses Ursina Lardi and Sarah Spale are at present nominated for the Swiss Movie Award, which will probably be unveiled in March, the identical month the movie turns into out there on Netflix. Max Simonischek and Roeland Wiesnekker additionally star.
Pic was directed by Sabine Boss. Alexander Seibt tailored the screenplay, which relies on the Spanish-language hit of the identical identify from 2020.
Ascot Elite Leisure’s producers are Karin G. Dietrich (CEO), Ralph S. Dietrich (CEO), Stephan Giger (CEO) and Roger Kaufmann (producer). Manufacturing corporations are Elite Filmproduktion in co-production with SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen and blue+. It was funded by the Federal Workplace of Tradition, the Zurich Movie Basis, Suissimage and with help from Veriset, Fors and Coast Boutique.
Producer Roger Kaufmann mentioned: “The licensing of The Neighbours From Upstairs to Netflix underlines the enchantment and high quality of the movie and completes the profitable exploitation of our manufacturing with one other spotlight.”
