The People Upstairs

The People Upstairs (Sentimental) is a 2020 Spanish comedy film written and directed by Cesc Gay, starring Javier Cámara, Griselda Siciliani, Belén Cuesta, and Alberto San Juan.

The film was nominated for five Goya Awards and four Feroz Awards.

It is an adaptation of Cesc Gay's stage play Els veins de dalt / Los vecinos de arriba and has been remade in several countries, including Italy, Switzerland and France.

Plot
Julio (Javier Cámara) and Ana (Griselda Siciliani) are a couple who spend most of their time arguing. One night, Ana decides to invite their upstairs neighbours, Salva (Alberto San Juan) y Laura (Belén Cuesta), for dinner, despite the fact that Julio is not their biggest fan, not least because of the noise they make while having sex. As the night goes on, various secrets about the couple come to light.

Cast

 * Belén Cuesta as Laura
 * Javier Cámara as Julio
 * Alberto San Juan as Salva
 * Griselda Siciliani as Ana

Reception
The People Upstairs received positive reviews from film critics. It holds a 100% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on 9 reviews, with an average rating of 7.30/10.

Accolades

 * rowspan = "11 align = "center" | 2021
 * 26th Forqué Awards || Best Actor || Javier Cámara || Won || align = "center" |
 * rowspan=4 | 8th Feroz Awards
 * colspan=2 | Best Comedy Film
 * rowspan = "4" |
 * Best Director
 * Cesc Gay
 * Best Actor
 * Javier Cámara
 * Best Supporting Actor
 * Alberto San Juan
 * rowspan=5 | 35th Goya Awards
 * colspan=2 | Best Film
 * rowspan = "5" |
 * Best Adapted Screenplay
 * Cesc Gay
 * Best Actor
 * Javier Cámara
 * Best Supporting Actor
 * Alberto San Juan
 * Won
 * Best New Actress
 * Griselda Siciliani
 * 34th European Film Awards || colspan = "2" | Best European Comedy || Nominated || align = "center" |
 * }
 * Best Adapted Screenplay
 * Cesc Gay
 * Best Actor
 * Javier Cámara
 * Best Supporting Actor
 * Alberto San Juan
 * Won
 * Best New Actress
 * Griselda Siciliani
 * 34th European Film Awards || colspan = "2" | Best European Comedy || Nominated || align = "center" |
 * }
 * Won
 * Best New Actress
 * Griselda Siciliani
 * 34th European Film Awards || colspan = "2" | Best European Comedy || Nominated || align = "center" |
 * }
 * 34th European Film Awards || colspan = "2" | Best European Comedy || Nominated || align = "center" |
 * }
 * }

Remakes
The film was remade in Italy as Neighbors (2022 film) in 2022, in Swiss German as The Neighbours from Upstairs in 2023 and in France as Maybe More in 2024.