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Hotel Coolgardie

  • 2016
  • 14A
  • 1h 23m
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6.8/10
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Hotel Coolgardie (2016)
On a dusty highway between Australia's most isolated city and its largest gold pit lies Coolgardie - where the arrival every three months of a new pair of foreign backpackers to work the only bar in town is a keenly anticipated event. Fresh off the plane and lured by the promise of an authentic outback experience, Finnish travellers Lina and Steph find themselves en route to a dot on the map - to pour beers, replenish depleted travel funds, and live amongst the locals. But their working holiday quickly deteriorates into a baptism of fire. Harangued by their new boss, relentlessly pursued by booze-addled patrons, and prey to the madness and malaise of an environment as claustrophobic as it is isolated - the girls soon realise that to meet expectations out here, they'll need to do more than just serve drinks.
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On a road between Australia's most isolated town and its largest gold mine lies Coolgardie, where the arrival every three months of a new foreign backpacker couple is a much-anticipated even... Read allOn a road between Australia's most isolated town and its largest gold mine lies Coolgardie, where the arrival every three months of a new foreign backpacker couple is a much-anticipated event.On a road between Australia's most isolated town and its largest gold mine lies Coolgardie, where the arrival every three months of a new foreign backpacker couple is a much-anticipated event.

  • Director
    • Pete Gleeson
  • Stars
    • Nicolina
    • Stephanie
    • Peter Coffey
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    • Director
      • Pete Gleeson
    • Stars
      • Nicolina
      • Stephanie
      • Peter Coffey
    • 36User reviews
    • 56Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 6 nominations

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      The documentary's filmmaker first discovered the outback hotel about fifteen years prior to the doc debuting. He was travelling through the country town and happened to be there at the time of a changeover between female temporary barmaid bartenders where two new ones were replacing two who were leaving after their three month tenure.
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    8/10
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    Well you don't need to go in the bush to find this behaviour in Australia, you can actually find it basically everywhere. This wannabe male machismo behaving, getting drunk and then if they can't get a sheila, a group of drunk guys would attack a single male, due to their frustration that they couldn't score a girl. Reality is pretty bad, I worked in the security industry over there and had to deal with pretty bad things, I am just happy that I was able to save some life through my actions. Maybe it is time to realise for example that there is an alcohol problem over there, drug problem, violence problem, domestic violence problem, racism problem etc. I really disagree with a comment in a review saying "I have seen such places in Scandinavia and most of Europe." Well living in Europe I haven't to be constantly aware of my surroundings that someone will sneak up from the back and will hit me with a coward punch, or that I will get attacked by some drunks or a meth head etc. This is also the reason why drinking in public isn't allowed, while in Europe people just enjoy to have a drink in a park etc. Life is quiet here in Europe and for sure no police helicopters flying around the whole time nor sirens. Instead of sugar coating constantly things in Australia, it is time to acknowledge there are many problems, just like in schools should be shown The Australian Wars tv series, to start a serious discussion about how aboriginals are getting treated in their own country.
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    • Release date
      • June 15, 2017 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
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    • Languages
      • English
      • Finnish
      • Swedish
    • Filming locations
      • Denver City Hotel, Coolgardie, Western Australia, Australia
    • Production company
      • Raw And Cooked Media
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      • $69,057
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      1 hour 23 minutes
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      • 2.35 : 1

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