Hotel Mumbai (2018)

The true story of the Taj Hotel terrorist attack in Mumbai. Hotel staff risk their lives to keep everyone safe as people make unthinkable sacrifices to protect themselves and their families.

Director:

Anthony Maras

Writers:

John Collee, Anthony Maras

Stars:

Dev Patel, Armie Hammer, Nazanin Boniadi

6 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Amandeep Singh	...	Imran
Suhail Nayyar	...	Abdullah
Manoj Mehra	...	Houssam
Dinesh Kumar	...	Rashid
Amriptal Singh	...	Ismail
Kapil Kumar Netra	...	Ajmal
Dev Patel	...	Arjun
Adithi Kalkunte	...	Dimple
Alex Pinder	...	Butler Jamon
Vipin Sharma	...	Dilip
Nazanin Boniadi	...	Zahra
Armie Hammer	...	David
Tilda Cobham-Hervey	...	Sally
Anupam Kher	...	Oberoi
Jason Isaacs	...	Vasili

Storyline

A gripping true story of humanity and heroism, HOTEL MUMBAI vividly recounts the 2008 siege of the famed Taj Hotel by a group of terrorists in Mumbai, India. Among the dedicated hotel staff is the renowned chef Hemant Oberoi (Anupam Kher) and a waiter (Academy Award-Nominee Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire) who choose to risk their lives to protect their guests. As the world watches on, a desperate couple (Armie Hammer, Call Me By Your Name and Nazanin Boniadi, "Homeland") is forced to make unthinkable sacrifices to protect their newborn child.

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Plot Keywords:

receptionist | chef | waiter | prego | terrorist | 

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Taglines:

From the Producer of 'Sicario' and 'Wind River'

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Genres:

Drama | History | Thriller

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Certificate:

M/14

Details

Official Sites:

Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund Arclight Films

Country:

Australia USA UK India Singapore

Language:

English Hindi Punjabi Marathi Greek Russian Arabic Urdu Persian

Release Date:

9 May 2019 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

Hotel Mumbai

Filming Locations:

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$88,065, 24 March 2019

Gross USA:

$9,651,611

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$21,314,816

Company Credits

Production Co:

A Hamilton and Electric Pictures Production, American Entertainment Investors, Cyan Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

123 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Debut theatrical feature film directed by writer-producer-director Anthony Maras.

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Goofs

The injured terrorist in the room where the hostages are held uses a hotel phone (landline) to call home to Pakistan and gets through on first attempt. He would have had to know how to get an outside line on a hotel phone, the country code for Pakistan, the area code for his village besides his families phone no. This is highly unlikely for somebody who is not acquainted with modern amenities, (even the WC causes consternation) and who would not have been trained or expected to communicate with anything other than the mobile phone they were provided with.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Man on the Phone: [speaking in Punjabi] You feel strong. You feel calm. There is no fear in your heart. Look across at your brothers... and see me in their eyes. You are all like sons to me. I am with you. God is with you. Paradise awaits you. God is great.

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Connections

Referenced in Press Conference: Hotel Mumbai (2018)

User Reviews

Powerful & Emotional

Based on true events, Hotel Mumbai is not a polished Holywood flick that makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside, not while you're watching it and not after it's over.

The movie has a very gritty and real feel to it. The shooting is filmed in an almost first person view, with the screen shaking in all directions every time guns go off. It kind of makes you feel like you are there, right beside the shooters and helpless victims as the scenes unfold.

Hotel Mumbai does not have a central character or "hero" who saves the day. If you're expecting a shootem up action flick with a central character who kills all of the bad guys with guns blazing, do not watch this movie.

If you can stomach watching innocent people get killed in masse, along with a lot blood spweing everywhere, and you want to see what terror looks like in the first person, go watch this movie.

8.6/10 - One of the best thrillers of 2019.