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THE ROYAL HOTEL
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Completed - Drama, Female director, Thriller

Previous markets

  • Toronto 2023 (Line up)
  • San Sebastian 2023 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2022

Director(s) : Kitty GREEN
Cast : Julia GARNER, Jessica HENWICK, Hugo WEAVING

Producer(s) : Iain CANNING (SEE-SAW FILMS (LONDON))

Synopsis

From the writer/director of The Assistant, THE ROYAL HOTEL is a social thriller from one of the most exciting young voices in cinema today, inspired by true events.

A social thriller inspired by true events, the film follows Hanna (Garner) and Liv (Henwick) who are best friends backpacking in Australia. After they run out of money, Liv, looking for an adventure, convinces Hanna to take a temporary live-in job behind the bar of a pub called ‘The Royal Hotel’ in a remote Outback mining town. Here they meet local and pub regular Matty (Wallace), Bar Owner Billy (Weaving) and a host of locals give the girls a riotous introduction to Down Under drinking culture but things turn nasty when their jokes and behaviour cross the line. Soon Hanna and Liv find themselves trapped in an unnerving situation that grows rapidly out of their control.

Production

Country(ies) : AUSTRALIA

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Festivals and Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2023 Gala Presentations
San Sebastian FF 2023 Official selection


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