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"Im Sommer wohnt er unten" is a German 95-minute film from two years ago and after one short film from the year before, it is the first effort was writer and director by young German filmmaker Tom Sommerlatte. The cast includes names that maybe some of the very biggest German film buffs have not yet come across. I only know Giese somehow. You could probably call it a relationship drama as the serious scenes were more frequent in my opinion than the lighter comedy material. "Relationships" in this context includes love and family as both fields play a major role. I would say that this was a pretty mediocre work, nothing special at all, which is why I am genuinely baffled by the great deal of awards attention it received. Going for the flawed unlikable focus when it comes to the key players here may also not have been the best decision. But I would not really blame the cast, they are decent. Oh yeah, production country is also France, not just Germany and the consequence is visible and major parts are in French in here. So perhaps look out for a good set of subtitles. If you can't find any, don't worry and just skip the film altogether as you won't be missing much of value. Like I said, for a first feature it is decent, but it is nothing that makes me curious about Sommerlatte's next efforts behind the camera and unless he improves drastically, sticking to acting may be the right path for him. I give "Summers Downstairs" a thumbs-down. Not recommended.