Project Detail

Hotel London

Name: Hotel London
Director: Ahmed Alauddin Jamal
Genre: Drama
Released: 1987
Duration: 52 min

Synopsis

An Asian family who become homeless are placed in a bed and breakfast hotel by the local authority. There they come into contact with other people from different backgrounds who are waiting to be housed. Their plight is depicted with sensitivity and humour. Jonathan Pryce plays a single Irishman who drifts around London sleeping rough.
HOTEL LONDON was originally produced in 1987. The film was remastered in 4K in 2025 by the BFI National Archive.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025 - World premiere (Remastered version)

Details

Year: 1987
Type of project: Features
Running time: 52 min
Format: 16mm film
Director: Ahmed Alauddin Jamal
Producer: Mahmood Jamal
Editor: John Dinwoodie
Screenwriter: Ahmed Jamal
Director of Photography: Sabastian Shah
Production Designer: Dave Lingaard
Sound: Albert Bailey
Composer: Keith Waithe
Principal cast: Jonathan Pryce, Alpana Sengupta, Aftab Sachak
Other Lead Creative(s): Adrian McLoughlin, Julia Tarnoky, Sudha Bhuchar

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Retake Film and Video Collective

Ahmed Jamal

Sales Company

First Take Limited

Ahmed Jamal

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