Magnolia Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to psychological thriller The Ones Below, Variety reports out of AFM.
The story of a suburban couple’s standoff with new tenants in the apartment below them marks the feature film debut of David Farr. The British playwright and theater director is best known for his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and for penning the script for Joe Wright’s thriller Hanna.
The Ones Below, which debuted at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, pays homage to the more paranoid entries in Roman Polanski’s oeuvre as it depicts the tragic consequences of a drunken dinner party.
“David Farr has concocted an incredibly satisfying and clever suspense thriller evocative of classics like Rosemary’s Baby and Fatal Attraction,” Magnolia president Eamonn Bowles said in a statement.
The Ones Below stars Clemence Poesy (Harry Potter) and David Morrissey (“The Walking Dead”).
Magnolia is planning to release the film theatrically in 2016.