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The Royal Hotel

- A fun adventure is all they wanted.

After running out of money while backpacking in a tiny, male-dominated town in the Australian outback, two friends resort to a working holiday at the Royal Hotel. When the locals' behavior starts crossing the line, the girls find themselves trapped in an unnerving situation that grows rapidly out of their control.

Release Date : 2023-10-06

Language :EnglishSpanishSwedish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Scarlett PicturesSee-Saw Films

Production Country : AustraliaUnited Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Hanna

Original Name : Julia Garner

Gender : Female

Character Name : Liv

Original Name : Jessica Henwick

Gender : Female

Character Name : Billy

Original Name : Hugo Weaving

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dolly

Original Name : Daniel Henshall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carol

Original Name : Ursula Yovich

Gender : Female

Character Name : Matty

Original Name : Toby Wallace

Gender : Male

Character Name : Teeth

Original Name : James Frecheville

Gender : Male

Character Name : Torsten

Original Name : Herbert Nordrum

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jules

Original Name : Alex Malone

Gender : Female

Character Name : Glenda

Original Name : Barbara Lowing

Gender : Female

Character Name : Macca

Original Name : Adam MacNeill

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cassie

Original Name : Kate Cheel

Gender : Female

Character Name : Office Woman

Original Name : Bree Bain

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tommy

Original Name : Baykali Ganambarr

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kev

Original Name : Nic Darrigo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Darren

Original Name : Bruce R. Carter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wayne

Original Name : Len Firth

Gender : Male

Character Name : Suzie

Original Name : Valerie Berry

Gender : Female

Character Name : Husband

Original Name : Patrick Frost

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Jonathan auf der Heide

Gender : Male

Reviews

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@Geronimo1967

2023-11-04

Canadians "Hanna" (Julia Garner) and her best mate "Liv" (Jessica Henwick) take jobs working in a remote outback bar where they are expecting to make some extra cash to fund their holiday. They arrive, though, to discover that the "Royal Hotel" is anything but royal.... It's run by the curmudgeonly "Billy" (Hugo Weaving), his long-suffering friend "Carol" (Ursula Yovich) and is largely populated by lively, chauvinist, blokes who are partial to some "Dickens" cider... The girls are clearly out of their depth initially, but can they find a way to assert themselves in the face of increasingly unambiguous sexually threatening behaviour? Daniel Henshall's slightly menacing "Dolly" becomes chief amongst their protagonists, but there is also the slightly manipulative "Matty" (Toby Wallace) and their alcoholic boss to contend with too. I'm not quite sure what I was expecting here. Clearly the toxic mix of raging male hormones and pretty much unlimited booze creates a fairly hostile environment for the women, but the story sort of plateaus aground a denouement that really disappoints. There's nothing really new here, nor is there anything particularly innovative. It plays rather unkindly to mid-Australian stereotype and sort of fizzles out at the denouement. It had potential, but somehow Kitty Green seemed uncertain as to how to conclude and so we end up with something unremarkable and frankly rather weak. Garner and Henwick are adequate, but that's about all I can say about this mediocre offering, sorry.