Welcome to storyflix. In this video, we will explain a thriller film which is the directorial
debut of David Marmor entitled 1BR. 1BR tells the story of a young woman named Sarah moving
into a new apartment in a beautiful and peaceful environment. But she didn't know that her
decision brought her to the psychopathic association. Can Sarah get out of the apartment? let's
find out together. 1BR begins with a scene that shows a group of people living in an
apartment complex who look happy and help each other. But is it true that life without
conflict is real in a community? The scene continues and shows Sarah looking for a new
apartment in LA. After seeing an advertisement for Asilo Del Mar's apartment, she stopped
by and have a look. This apartment itself attaches great importance to the safety of
its residents because it can be seen that there are CCTV cameras everywhere. To open
the front door, they have to use a remote that locks the door automatically. A man she
met said that they put uptight security after an intruder tried to enter their apartment
area. In the apartment complex, everything looked pleasant. Green area, swimming pool,
and the residents are kind and always smiling to each other. There, Sarah met an old woman
who looked a bit eccentric with thick make-up, which was starting to go senile, and almost
fell into the swimming pool. In the open house arena, Sarah could see many people looking
at the apartment area. And there, Sarah could see that there were some strange marks on
the walls. After being asked by Jerry, Sarah said if she wanted to start a new life in
LA. Sarah also lied about owning a pet even though she has a cat named Giles. All residents
in this apartment are prohibited from bringing pets. It turns out that Sarah moved to LA
because she wanted to stay away from her father, so she ran away from home. Her father had
an affair with Diana, the nurse who cared for her mother when she was dying. Now, her
mother has died. Sarah hates her father so-much that she doesn't want to see him again. Sarah
finally got a job in an office. There, she has a co-worker named Lisa who is so vocal
and doesn't care about anyone. Lisa is definitely someone who doesn't want to be controlled
by anyone. Sarah gets a call from Jerry saying she's been selected to rent the apartment
in his place. Unbeknownst to her, the phone call was the start of her nightmare. From
then on her life would never be the same again. When she moved, Sarah saw a man with dark
beaked glasses watching her from afar, but her confusion was immediately solved when
she met Brian, the handsome man she had a crush on since the first time she met. Sarah
was carrying her cat and, she was trying hard to hide it. That afternoon, all the apartment
residents held a barbecue party to welcome Sarah into their community. What a community
that is so supportive of one another. Sarah met again with Grandma, who seemed so friendly
and kind to everyone. But this granny looks senile. She even mispronounced Sarah's name
when introducing their other neighbors who worked as lawyers and doctors. Everyone is
so lovely and very friendly to Sarah. Made her so comfortable in her new neighborhood.
Sarah was then accompanied by the man with black glasses again. The man gave her a book
called the power of community. Sarah wasn't interested in the man at all, on the contrary,
she was very interested in Brian. Sarah really wanted to be a designer, that's why she always
carried her sewing machine with her wherever she went. That night Sarah tried to sleep,
but instead, she heard a strange sound as if there was a moving pipe and running water.
The noise kept her from getting a good night's sleep as if a man is busy fixing the plumbing
at night. The next night, when going to sleep, Sarah heard the same sound again so that her
sleep was disturbed again. One night Sarah tried to find her cat, but she couldn't find
it. While looking, she accidentally saw Edith walking alone outside. Looks like Edith is
sleepwalking. Sarah then took Edith back to her room. Then she found a book called The
Power of Community, the same book that the bespectacled man gave her. The man turned
out to be Lester. Edith told her that Lester had just lost his wife to cancer. When she
returned to her room, Sarah could not sleep again because the sound of the pipes moving
again appeared and disturbed her sleep all night. When she woke up the following day,
Sarah saw someone who had tucked a letter under her apartment door and then ran away.
When opened, she was so surprised by a letter warning about the prohibition of keeping animals
in the apartment. Sarah immediately ran outside to look for the culprit who put the letter.
Still, she only saw amiable people when she passed her, until finally, the man with beaked
glasses, Lester, appeared again. But he immediately left when Sarah saw him. The next night, Lisa
came to visit Sarah's apartment. The two of them talked a lot more; Sarah said that she
had the desire to return home to meet her father. But Lisa said if Sarah had to determine
her own life while saying the slogan in her life, it's your fucking life! . That night,
Sarah finally fell asleep without the noise from the noisy pipes again. But in the middle
of her sleep, she smelled a burning smell coming from her kitchen. When she checked,
she was shocked to find her cat, Giles, burning in the oven. What happened next was so tense.
Sarah was held captive by a man in the darkness who immediately tied her to a bench. Is this
man Lester? Is he wants to rape her? But when the lights are turned on, it turns out that
the culprit is Brian, a handsome neighbor whom she admires so much. Even if you open
a suitcase and take out a syringe. Sarah struggled to free herself from the bonds in her seat.
She then argued with Brian and Sarah managed to escape out of her room. In the middle of
the corridor, she meets Esther, who strangely helps Brian to incapacitate her. So is everyone
in this apartment a psychopath? When she is tied to the floor, Sarah finds everyone starting
to look at her but no one to help her. Turns out they knew if Sarah intended to move out
of the apartment. Then Jerry came and looked at her. Brian then injected Sarah and she
passed out. Sarah was lying in an empty room with the door shut and all the windows covered
with nailed boards. Many times she begged for help, but no one helped until finally
Jerry and Brian came. They said that Sarah had quit her job, closed her bank accounts
and credit cards. Then Jerry plays a voice recording of Lisa getting angry because of
Sarah's words to their boss that almost got Lisa fired. It was as if Sarah was being made
to distance herself from everyone she knew and change her identity. Brian then asked
Sarah to face the wall and put her hand on the wall. At that moment, she realized that
there was a strange mark on the wall that she saw for the first time at the open house.
Jerry says if there are only two rules in the apartment, if Sarah obeys, then she will
get a reward, but if she rebels, then there is only punishment, as happened to Lester,
who lost his eye and damaged his right ear because he tried to escape. Sarah then faced
the wall with her hands against the wall. She was told to bend over to form a stressful
position that was so painful. Sarah now had to stand in that position as long as the light
was on, if the light was off then she could rest. Sarah obviously couldn't contain her
fear and sadness, but she couldn't do anything because she was being watched by CCTV cameras.
Hours Sarah had to bend in that painful position until nightfall, and finally the lights went
out. She immediately fell down, exhausted. Then she was only given a drink without food.
When the lights came on, Sarah had to hunker down in that painful position for hours. Sarah
had to do this painful activity many times until finally, Edith came to visit her. Edith
explains that all residents in this apartment have to go through all these trials, including
herself. Even though she is very old, but she made it through, then Sarah must be able
to. Edith explained that nowadays, many people no longer care about the people around them
or their community, so everyone is made to support each other in this apartment. Finally,
Sarah can no longer hold on even though the light is still on. Then she gets punished.
The punishment is that her hands must be nailed to the wall. Sarah was so scared, but she
couldn't do anything when Brian started nailing her hands to the wall. Not just one but both
hands. Sarah suddenly could hear her father's voice saying that he had come to pick her
up even though it was all a ruse. Sarah, who had a high desire to run away, finally pulled
her hand, which was still glued to the wall. Finally, Jerry and Brian came into her room
and started hugging Sarah. They said they were proud of Sarah, who was able to endure
all these initiations. Sarah then began to be bathed and treated. It turns out that everyone
in this apartment also has nail marks on their hands as if to mean that they have all gone
through the pain Sarah went through. Sarah finally escaped the initiation of the residents
of this psychopathic apartment. She was given new clothes and taken to a room where she
was interrogated by a lie detector. Sarah was asked about all things personal, including
her sexual life because everyone in this community must be honest and open with each other, even
down to the most personal things. Sarah begins to be taken around and explained about her
environment where they no longer meet the outside world and support each other. Even
people coming out of their apartments are controlled by a remote-controlled by Jerry.
Sarah started telling Jerry that she hated her father. That's what made Sarah leave the
house. Sarah was then asked if she wanted to be part of the community, and of course,
she didn't. But Sarah can't lie because the lie detector always knows if she's telling
the truth or not. everyone in this community was brainwashed by Charles D. Ellerby, who
wrote the book The Power of Community. In this community, everyone looks like they have
a psychopathic soul because they can hurt each other but quickly forgive and become
family again. Sarah tried many times to get into this environment until she finally started
getting a chance to grab a knife, but once again, Lester gave her the signal not to.
Does Lester really want to leave this community too? Sarah is then ushered into a room equipped
with CCTV cameras, where she and Brian keep an eye on everyone living in the apartment.
Imagine there is no privacy in the apartment, even when going to the bathroom, because they
will all be monitored by CCTV. Also, in the surveillance room, Sarah realized that there
were CCTV cameras watching them. If supervisors are being watched, then who is really watching
over them? On the monitor, Sarah saw Edith, who started acting strange and almost hurt
her. Realizing that, Sarah finally managed to save Edith from danger. Now Edith is lying
down, dying. Everyone in the community then came to see her. But unbeknownst to Sarah,
if this is the last time for Edith to see the world. If a member is too old and can
no longer contribute to this community, then that person must be killed by forcing them
to breathe gas. Sarah didn't think this would happen, but she couldn't do anything about
it. Edith finally had to die and ended her time in this world. Sarah was then asked again
if she wanted to be a part of this community and Sarah said yes. And this is the end of
her initiation. Finally Sarah became part of the community and was greeted so boisterously
by all the residents. Sarah was asked to kneel, then the back of her ear was branded with
a hot iron, indicating that she was already part of the community. Finally, after the
welcome party, Jerry announced that Sarah would be betrothed to Lester. Sarah couldn't
say anything and tried to lie to herself because she knows that she has to accept all the rules
shared in this psychopathic community. Sarah and Lester are finally married as a couple.
Sarah ends up moving into Lester's room and has to live with him. Lester had already waited
for Sarah in his room, and Sarah knew she didn't want to have any relationship with
Lester. Luckily, Jerry came and said that Sarah's dad came looking for her. Is this
a sign Sarah can run away from this community? Sarah is finally reunited with her father,
but she must make her father go away for good. Otherwise, her father will be killed. Her
father came into her room and tried to persuade Sarah. Sarah showed an attitude as if she
really hated her father, because Brian was waiting and could kill her father at any time.
Sarah was forced to speak harshly and shooed her father out of her apartment. Her father
said that he was very sorry for what he did in the past for betraying her mother. Sarah
almost melted, but she knew that this was wrong and her father could die. Finally, Sarah
lied and said if she told her late mother, that her father was having an affair. Her
father was so angry that he slapped her and left. Sarah returned to Lester's room. It
turns out that Lester is not what Sarah imagined. He had Sarah's sewing machine ready for her.
Lester said that he also found it very difficult to accept his life in this community. He even
tried so hard to escape and kill himself. But now, they have to accept their fate in
this hell. Sarah is back on duty to monitor CCTV and now she sees people coming to see
the apartment. It was there that he saw Lisa come looking for a new apartment. It turned
out that Lisa was chosen to live in the apartment and she started moving. Sarah just realized
that all sleep disturbances are intentional to stress the new residents. Eventually, Lisa
began to going through psychopathic initiation, where she was told to stand facing a wall,
but Lisa wasn't like the submissive Sarah. She is tough, rebellious, and challenging
to manage. Sarah was eventually asked to speak to her to submit and be a part of this community.
But Lisa is really stubborn. Sarah says that she is happy right now, but Lisa knows full
well that she is not. So as she always said, It's your fucking life , Sarah knows if she's
trying to accept all this even though her little heart says she doesn't want to be in
this place. When Lisa tried to run away, she was finally stopped by Jerry, who immediately
tied her hands. Sarah was forced by Jerry to hold Lisa's head because she was about
to stick an ice pick into Lisa's ear and Sarah knows she can't do this. Once again Lisa said,
it's your fucking life that made Sarah realize that she doesn't want this kind of life. Without
a word, Sarah immediately stuck the ice awl right into Jerry's neck. Just as they were
just out the door, Jerry shot Lisa in the head and killed her. At this time, Jerry was
about to chase Sarah, but Sarah went straight to kill Jerry with the ice pick. Sarah remembers
that Jerry had a remote for opening the gate, and when she took the gun from Jerry's hand,
Sarah realized that Jerry was part of the victim, just like her. So who is really in
charge of all this? Sarah came out, and she tried to scare everyone with a gun in her
stagnation. Sarah tries to convince everyone that they can all choose to leave because
they all have a choice. Everyone here actually wanted to go, but they all couldn't go because
they were too scared. Brian came in and explained that everyone in the apartment couldn't leave,
and they all knew that. Sarah says if Jerry is dead and they can all go. Brian said that
Jerry wasn't the mastermind behind trapping them all in this apartment. Sarah couldn't
help herself, and she accidentally shot Brian and killed him. Sarah tried to get out by
pressing the remote to open the gate. And at the end of the door, Sarah was stopped
by a man, and Lester took Sarah's gun. Sarah begged Lester to just shoot her because she
didn't want to be there anymore. In the end, Lester shot the man who intercepted Sarah
and shot himself as if to indicate that he really wanted to leave the community as well.
Sarah finally managed to get out of the psychopath's apartment, and she immediately ran to the
edge of her freedom. But strangely, along the way, she did not meet anyone. At that
moment, she found an apartment sign next to her apartment that said it belonged to the
CDE, which was the initials of Charles D. Ellerby. So is her apartment not Charles D.
Ellerby's only psychopathic apartment? Suddenly, the warning light flashed, and all the housing
complexes there immediately flashed a warning light. So actually, Sarah is still not separated
from this community. In fact, all the communities in this apartment are also supervised by a
larger section. Sarah also ran as fast as she could, even though she didn't know if
she could be free from all this nightmare.