The Royal Hotel (film)

The Royal Hotel is a 2023 Australian psychological thriller film directed by Kitty Green, who co-wrote the screenplay with Oscar Redding. It stars Julia Garner, Jessica Henwick, Toby Wallace, and Hugo Weaving. The film is inspired by the 2016 documentary Hotel Coolgardie by Pete Gleeson.

The Royal Hotel
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKitty Green
Written by
Based onHotel Coolgardie
by Pete Gleeson
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMichael Latham
Edited byKasra Rassoulzadegan
Music byJed Palmer
Production
companies
Distributed byTransmission Films
Release dates
  • 1 September 2023 (2023-09-01) (Telluride)
  • 23 November 2023 (2023-11-23) (Australia)
Running time
91 minutes[1]
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Box office$755,037[2]

The film had its world premiere at the 50th Telluride Film Festival on 1 September 2023, and is scheduled to be theatrically released in Australia on 23 November 2023.

Synopsis

Two young Canadian backpackers, Hanna (Garner) and Liv (Henwick), take jobs at The Royal Hotel, an Australian Outback bar run by Billy (Weaving), where they become disturbed by the male patrons.[3]

Cast

Production

Kitty Green co-wrote the script, inspired by true events, with Oscar Redding. The project reunited Green with Julia Garner, the pair having worked together on The Assistant (2019). Production comes from See-Saw Films through producers Emile Sherman and Iain Canning, with Liz Watts also producing. HanWay Films and Cross City Films handled international sales, with Neon taking North American distribution rights, in April 2022.[4][5]

Casting

Hugo Weaving and Jessica Henwick joined the cast in April 2022.[6] Toby Wallace was confirmed to have joined the cast in August 2022.[7]

Filming

Principal photography took place in the town of Yatina and other areas around South Australia in August 2022. A disused bar in Yatina, a town with a population of 29, was used for The Royal Hotel.[8]

Release

The Royal Hotel had its world premiere at the 50th Telluride Film Festival on September 1, 2023.[9][10] It also screened at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2023.[11][12] It was released by Neon in the United States on 6 October 2023,[13] and will be released by Transmission Films in Australia on 23 November 2023.

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 92% of 107 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.4/10. The website's consensus reads: "A chilling immersion into a place and time fraught with constant danger, The Royal Hotel reunites Kitty Green and Julia Garner to electrifying effect."[14] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 78 out of 100, based on 26 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[15]

Sheri Linden of The Hollywood Reporter called the fim, "a well-etched story on dread overload".[16]

Awards

References
  1. "The Royal Hotel (18)". British Board of Film Classification. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  2. "The Royal Hotel". The Numbers. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  3. Mitchell, Harriet (25 July 2023). "First look at Ozark star Julia Garner's new movie". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  4. Vlessing, Etan (27 April 2022). "Neon Nabs Julia Garner's The Royal Hotel Thriller". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  5. Bergeson, Samantha (27 April 2022). "Neon Buys Assistant Team Julia Garner and Kitty Green's Next Film 'The Royal Hotel'". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  6. Yossman, K.J. (12 April 2022). "Matrix Stars Jessica Henwick, Hugo Weaving Join Julia Garner In Kitty Green's Thriller The Royal Hotel". Variety. Archived from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  7. Keast, Jackie (10 August 2022). "Toby Wallace joins cast of Kitty Green's 'The Royal Hotel'". The Latch. Archived from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  8. Anderson, Stephanie (16 August 2022). "Inventing Drama: Cameras Are Rolling on Julia Garner-Fronted Aussie Flick The Royal Hotel". The Latch. Archived from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  9. Davis, Clayton (30 August 2023). "Telluride Lineup Includes World Premieres of 'Saltburn,' 'The Bikeriders' and 'Rustin' With Tributes for Yorgos Lanthimos and Wim Wenders". Variety. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  10. "Program Guide" (PDF). Telluride Film Festival. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  11. "The Convert, The Royal Hotel, The New Boy selected for TIFF". IF Magazine. 25 July 2023. Archived from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  12. "The Royal Hotel". Toronto International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  13. Bergeson, Samantha (7 September 2023). "'The Royal Hotel' Trailer: Julia Garner Is Trapped in a Living Nightmare for Kitty Green Reunion". IndieWire. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  14. "The Royal Hotel". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  15. "The Royal Hotel". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  16. Linden, Sheri (3 September 2023). "The Royal Hotel Review: Julia Garner and Jessica Henwick in Kitty Green's Bruising Outback Drama". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  17. "Cinéfest reveals 2023 award winners". Sudbury.com, September 28, 2023.
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