Poster Hotel Mumbai

Title: Hotel Mumbai

Original Title: Hotel Mumbai

Year: 2018

Info

Release Dates

  • UK: September 27 2019

Plot

This painful feature tells the real story of the 2008 terrorist attack in Mumbai and the Taj Hotel.

It follows the stories of a dozen characters from different backgrounds, all of whom find themselves caught up in this nightmare; the wealthy guests, among them a young couple and their newborn child (Armie Hammer and Nazanin Boniadi), the hotel staff, and the police all have to face the group of extremists armed with guns who mercilessly kill dozens of people.

The film also uses various documentary clips, mixing reality with the film's story and highlighting the fact that these tragic events truly happened. It commemorate the bravery of the hotel staff and the police, who were forced to make terrible sacrifices in order to save lives.

Cast

Director:

Anthony Maras Anthony Maras

Videos

'Hotel Mumbai' Trailer 2:45

'Hotel Mumbai' Trailer

March 18 2019

Photos

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Trivia

Interviews

This film is "based on hundreds of hours of interviews with survivors and witnesses" according to 'The Conversation'.

Original transcripts

A significant amount of actual dialogue in the film was repeated verbatim being taken from original transcripts of actual intercepted mobile (cell) phone calls during the 2008 siege.

Two hotels

Despite the movie's singular 'Hotel Mumbai' title, the 2008 Mumbai terrorists attacks actually involved two hotels, the Trident Oberoi Hotel and the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel.

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