Project Detail

Hotel London

Hotel London

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

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Retake Film and Video Collective

Ahmed Jamal

Sales Company

First Take Limited

Ahmed Jamal

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