Synopsis François, a forty-something bailiff, is about to execute his daily eviction. But fate takes an unexpected turn: as he enters the apartment, he is mistakenly taken hostage by an amateur drug dealer and his father. Keen to resolve this situation quickly and quietly, the local deputy calls in the Special Police Force. Television crews immediately rush to the scene to make the scoop. Now under crossfire from a dozen snipers, hungry cameramen, a curious crowd, and François’ exasperated wife, the three trapped men prepare their escape. Their only option: use the neighborhood’s discontentment and start a riot from the 7th floor…
Awards and Festivals Berlin International Film Festival 2011 - FIPRESCI Prize (Panorama)
Directors Biography Angelo Cianci is born in 1974 in Montmorency, France. He has directed a number of making-ofs, as well as five short and medium-length films, which received numerous prestigious prizes at festivals around the world. 'Top Floor Left Wing' is his first feature film.
Location and screening schedule: MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, Thursday, October 20th at 21.00 TUĹ KANAC CINEMA, Friday, October 21st at 19.00