I watched the movie, and I have conflicting feelings about it. I still don't fully understand who were those people occupying the shed, and why they needed to make those factory noises at night. I suppose the film wanted to show that all their neighbor-related problems are actually perceived and mask the real failing marriage problems. Also, the social issues are attempted to be explored. The childless auntie is a typical victim of circumstances and male chauvinism, and the heroine seems to go down the same path also. The demolished slums and homelessness are touched also, but no farther explanation is provided on how it relates to the initial noise problem.
As I am facing the same problem of failed childless marriage, without our own home, constant problems with noisy neighbors in rentals, and financial and social insecurity, I very much connected to the movie and its characters while the movie was playing. So everything said, especially by the auntie and all emotions shown by the characters echoed my own feelings. Surprisingly, I thought, how did they know what's going on in my life and my head? Genius, I thought at first!
But apart from connecting with all that, I still don't understand who were those people in a shed and what did they do there, and why at night. Were they even real? Whatever the movie tries to convey, we all need to sleep at night and feel safe at home, aren't we? Was something illegal produced there at night? Or did they specifically try to drive a couple mad? After 2 hours of watching and waiting, I didn't get my answers. To feel fully connected and impressed, I lacked closure, some explanation, some clue. How does everything connect? In the end, I got even more questions than in the beginning, unanswered.
That's why, 4/10, just for a bold attempt and fantastic performances.
