
Careful What You Wish For(2015)
A guy gets more than he bargained for after entering into an affair with the wife of an investment banker. Soon, a suspicious death and substantial life insurance policy embroil him in a scandal.


“Every second counts”
Buenos Aires, Argentina. Sebastián, a successful lawyer, leaves his ex-wife's condo, located on the seventh floor of an apartment building, to take his two children to school. While they run down the stairs, he uses the elevator. Once on the ground floor, Sebastián awaits the arrival of the children.

Ricardo Darín
Sebastián

Belén Rueda
Delia

Luis Ziembrowski
Miguel

Osvaldo Santoro
Rosales

Jorge D'Elía
Goldstein

Guillermo Arengo
Rubio
Abel Dolz Doval
Luca
Charo Dolz Doval
Luna
Carolina Barbosa
Goldstein's Secretary
Pedro Di Salvia
Oso
7th Floor is a drama, thriller film released in 2013 exploring themes of deception, lawyer, apartment building, ex-husband ex-wife relationship, elevator, father son relationship. Directed by Patxi Amezcua, it stars Ricardo Darín, Belén Rueda, Luis Ziembrowski. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Sebastián, a successful lawyer, leaves his ex-wife's condo, located on the seventh floor of an apartment building, to take his two children to school. While they run down the stairs, he uses the elevator. Once on the ground floor, Sebastián awaits the arrival of the children.
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