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00:00At the start of the movie, an old woman is seen crawling in her apartment, probably because her
00:05legs are too weak to stand up. Then she ties a long rope to the table and throws the other end
00:10out of the window. It appears as if she hates the apartment so much that she is trying to escape it
00:15one way or the other. Despite her old age and fragile body, she somehow climbs outside and
00:20grabs the rope tightly. But just when she prepares to slide down, her hands slip, causing her to fall.
00:26It appears as if she has died, but when the camera pans to her, it is revealed that the rope has
00:31miraculously held on to her leg. The old lady tries to reach for the ground, but the rope pulls her
00:36upstairs, back into her apartment. Then, the windows shut forever. A few months later, a young 25-year-old
00:44girl named Anna arrives at the same apartment to rent it, where she is greeted by the building
00:48manager Mueller and the current tenant. It seems as if the current tenant is a different old lady
00:52than the one we saw at the start. Anna closely inspects the room and finds it fascinating.
00:57She becomes even more enticed when Mueller mentions the extremely low rent of the apartments,
01:02which is situated in central Vienna. Before signing the rent agreement, Anna asks the old lady why she's
01:07moving out, to which the latter replies that she wants to travel the world. Anna finds it very strange
01:12that a woman her age wants to travel, but nonetheless, she believes her. It's not that strange,
01:17people these days don't retire until they're almost dead. After this, she reveals that she is new to
01:22the city and that she has come with her ex-boyfriend. However, things didn't quite work out for her and
01:27now she is all alone. As Anna continues explaining her story, the old woman becomes anxious and asks
01:32her if she wants the apartment or not. Anna replies yes and Mueller hands her the rent agreement contract.
01:37She tries signing it, but the pen doesn't work. However, the old lady has a spare one in her hand.
01:42This indicates that she is in a hurry to hand over the apartment to Anna.
01:46And as soon as the deal is done, the lady takes her belongings and leaves happily.
01:50Soon, Mueller also departs, but not before telling Anna to call him if she needs any help.
01:55Following this, Anna quickly gets to cleaning and rearranging the place.
01:58She brings all her stuff in and starts painting the walls. The place is very dusty, so Anna throws
02:03out all the useless items including a small piece of cloth that lies on top of a shelf. But when she
02:08returns back after dumping the trash, strangely, the place has again reverted back to its old self.
02:14The new painting has become dirty, the furniture is covered with dust, and the fresh fruits
02:19instantly have become rotten. The piece of cloth that was above the shelf has also returned.
02:24Anna is stunned by the strange occurrence, but she doesn't care much and refurbishes the place
02:28once again. Anna is insane. However, every time she goes to throw the garbage bags, the apartment
02:34again becomes a mess. And because of the constant hard work, Anna's eyes start becoming wrinkly and dark.
02:40That night, she sleeps on the couch, tired. When the radio suddenly starts playing,
02:44Anna goes to turn it off, but when she sees her face in the mirror, she realizes that her face has
02:49changed drastically. The very next morning, an enraged Anna goes to the house manager, Mueller,
02:54and berates him for offering her a haunted apartment. She also demands her security deposit
02:59back, but Mueller responds that it's not possible. He then brings out the rent agreement contract and
03:04shows a clause which states that a tenant may not leave the apartment until and unless a new tenant
03:10arrives. The clause is written in such tiny words that a magnifying glass is required to read it.
03:14As expected, Anna bursts out in anger and threatens to report him to the police, but Mueller doesn't
03:20seem to be fazed. He simply warns her to stay in the apartment because that is what the contract
03:25states. However, Anna pays no heed to the warning and leaves. She heads straight to a clinic to obtain
03:30a medical report so that she can file a complaint with the police. But strangely, the doctor believes
03:34that her wrinkly skin and gray hair is normal for a 25-year-old woman. Anna shouts in anger that she
03:39has every right to get tested and whips out her ID. To her horror, the contents of her ID have been wiped
03:46out. Shortly after, she heads to a hotel to stay for the night. The receptionist again asks for an ID
03:51and Anna has to pay extra money for the room. That night, Anna suddenly wakes up and realizes that she
03:56has become weak. Lo and behold, it turns out that she has become extremely old, like an 80-year-old
04:02woman. Anna slowly walks to the sink and coughs, resulting in a couple of her teeth falling out.
04:08The following day, she heads back to the haunted apartment and confronts Mueller. The latter is not
04:12surprised by her condition and simply mentions that she should have followed the protocols, which
04:16clearly say, don't get out of the house. Here, we get to know that if a tenant signs the contract and
04:22gets out of their apartments, they age rapidly until they pass away. Mueller also reveals that
04:27the apartment doesn't like to be alone and this is why a tenant must always be there and you thought
04:32clingy partners were bad. Following the conversation, Anna leaves for her room and after a while, Mueller
04:38suddenly realizes that his box of matchsticks is missing. He rushes to Anna's apartment and finds
04:43that the door has been locked. Inside, the old lady is sprinkling whiskey all over the room, determined to
04:48burn it down. However, when she lights a matchstick, the place doesn't catch fire. She attempts to try
04:54again but unfortunately, the house becomes angry and starts choking her. As Anna drops to the floor
04:59gasping for air, Mueller somehow opens the door and tends to her. He removes a piece of cloth from her
05:04mouth, hence saving her life. Strangely, the cloth is the same one that is always lying above the shelf.
05:10Shortly after, Mueller hands Anna a drink and starts talking about the apartment. He reveals that the
05:15apartment has been in existence for over a decade and at all times, there has been a tenant inside.
05:20In one instance, some schoolgirls lived there but all of them became grannies in a matter of days.
05:26The incident made it to the news and caused nationwide unrest. A minister even attempted to
05:30destroy the apartment to bring an end to the sorcery. However, he was mysteriously found dead
05:36before his plan commenced. This implied that the apartment didn't want any external interference and
05:41so, the government stopped caring about it and kept it a secret. This is why even the police don't
05:47take any actions against the supposedly haunted apartments. Now, Mueller has been assigned as the
05:51caretaker of the place and it is his duty to make sure that people visit it regularly. It is a job he
05:56doesn't like but one that he has to do. Before leaving, Mueller suggests a shivering Anna find a new
06:02tenant as that is the only way she can escape the apartment. That evening, the old woman puts on some
06:07makeup and heads to her ex-boyfriend Daniel's place for help. Unfortunately, he doesn't even
06:12recognize her and says that he's in a hurry. Anna tries to reveal her real identity but
06:16Daniel assumes that she's his ex-girlfriend's grandmother. At the same time, his new girlfriend
06:21arrives in her car to pick him up. It turns out that the two are also apartment hunting. Anna has
06:27the perfect opportunity to set them up and trap them in the apartment but she doesn't say a word
06:31and lets them leave. Later at night, while Anna is sleeping, the radio again starts playing and some
06:37objects move by themselves. It turns out that the apartment is trying to be friends by preparing
06:41a lovely meal for her. When Anna wakes up, she finds food right next to her couch but instead of eating
06:47it, she throws it away. However, when she learns that the apartment has also prepared some tea,
06:52she decides to try some. Anna slowly pours the tea into a cup and takes a sip. Surprisingly,
06:57she likes it, prompting her to pick up a biscuit from near the dustbin where she had disposed of the food
07:02earlier. Anna is too fragile and weak to cook food and now she has started relying on her only friend,
07:08the apartments. Over the course of the next few days, Anna becomes extremely fragile and she requires a
07:14cane to walk. Her body looks as if she is over a hundred years old. She stares at her wrist and
07:19notices something moving inside so she starts peeling off her skin. Shockingly, the skin comes off
07:25without any effort, revealing a strange wire-like substance inside. Anna knows that her impending doom is
07:31near so she calls Mueller over to her place. In the next scene, a couple finally arrives at the
07:36apartment to rent it out. They are revealed to be none other than Anna's ex-boyfriend Daniel and his
07:40new girlfriend. As usual, the two are enticed by the cheap rent and good furniture around the place.
07:45They also like the fact that no other tenants live in nearby apartments which makes it extra peaceful.
07:50Hence, they agree to sign the contract. Mueller happily hands them over the rent agreement and
07:55Daniel gets ready to put pen to paper. Anna, who is watching everything transpire from nearby,
08:00suddenly has a flashback of the time where she was trapped in a similar way. She recalls the pain
08:06and misery she has been through because of this doomed apartment. Hence, before her ex-boyfriend can
08:11sign his death warrant, she pours hot tea into his hand and thwarts him away. Anna then screams at the
08:16young couple to get out of her apartment and never come back. Daniel and his spouse are visibly stunned
08:21by the old lady's actions, but they leave without saying a word. With this, Anna loses her last chance to
08:27get out of this apartment. She could have trapped her ex-boyfriend and lived the last few days of
08:32her life in peace and tranquility, but she chose not to. This shows that her love for Daniel still
08:38exists and that she is ready to sacrifice her life and end the cycle of this wretched apartment.
08:43Even Mueller is surprised by her selfishness and resilience. Before he leaves, Anna orders him to
08:48lock the door from the outside and not return for at least a few years. She hopes that if no one comes,
08:54the cycle will finally end and the spirit inside the apartment will die. Mueller obliges and leaves
08:59the place after wishing her good luck. Now, Anna is all alone in the apartment. No one is coming to
09:05meet her and she doesn't have the strength or physique to venture downstairs. She goes near the
09:09window and feels the breeze one last time, which makes her feel relaxed and calm. All the fear and
09:15anxiety that she faced over the last few weeks has vanquished and Anna has finally accepted her fate.
09:21She softly asks the apartment to be gentle and then proceeds to the couch, which will be her final
09:27resting place. Soon, the apartment commences the procedure. Anna instantly passes away and her head
09:33is swallowed by the couch and becomes a part of it. Slowly, her body also mixes inside the couch.
09:39Only her clothes remain and from the old woman's heart comes out pieces of wires that automatically knit
09:45themselves into the couch cushions. Her head turns into a white cloth and right next to it are the two
09:50identical white clothes, indicating that the apartment uses its victim to renew itself. However,
09:56with no victims left, we can only assume the apartment will soon die. Talk about reupholstery.

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