Project Detail

The Royal Hotel

Synopsis

American backpackers Hanna and Liv take a job in a remote Australian pub for some extra cash and are confronted with a bunch of unruly locals and a situation that grows rapidly out of their control.
Official Selection Telluride Film Festival 2023 - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - Official Competition

Details

Year
2023
Type of project
Features
Running time
91 min
Director
Kitty Green
Producer
Iain Canning, Kath Shelper, Emile Sherman, Liz Watts
Co-Producer
Libby Sharpe
Executive Producer
Simon Gillis
Editor
Kasra Rassoulzadegan
Screenwriter
Kitty Green, Oscar Redding
Director of Photography
Michael Latham
Production Designer
Leah Popple
Composer
Jed Palmer
Principal cast
Julia Garner, Jessica Henwick, Herbert Nordrum, Hugo Weaving Bree Bain Toby Wallace

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Production Status

Production Company

Australia, UK co-production

A See-Saw Films (UK), Scarlett Pictures (AU) production financed in association with Fulcrum Media Finance (AU)

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