Has' rarely seen early gem follows the tragi-comic tribulations of a sickly aspiring writer living in a crowded common room apartment with an odd assortment of men and women—including fellow writers with whom he bonds. Rather than a strict focus on the young writer, however, One Room Tenants uses a wandering structure to interweave the voices and perspectives of other tenants, giving a richer texture to the film's description of claustrophobic community. Adapted from a well known autobiographical novel by Zbigniew Unilowski, One Room Tenants is fascinating for its evocation of the dreams, aspirations and daily life of Thirties Poland.