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Tender, perceptive, and beautifully filmed, Hotel Salvation tells a father-son story whose universal themes are further enriched by its picturesque setting. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

A son reluctantly accompanies his dying father on a trip.

Genre:

comedy, drama
Original Language:

Hindi
Director:

Shubhashish Bhutiani
Producer:

Sanjay Bhutiani, Sajida Sharma
Writer:

Shubhashish Bhutiani
Release Date (Streaming):

Jul 12, 2018
Runtime:

1h 42m

Cast & Crew

Adil Hussain
Rajiv

Lalit Behl
Daya

Geetanjali Kulkarni
Lata

Palomi Ghosh
Sunita

Navnindra Behl
Vimla

Anil K. Rastogi
Mishraji

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Critic Reviews for Hotel Salvation

All Critics (23) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (23)

Quietly profound, very moving, very engaging and made me feel like I was in a kind of magical bubble and when cinema works at it best, that's what it does.

November 6, 2018 | Full Review…

Mark Kermode
Kermode & Mayo's Film Review
An Indian comedy full of emotional depth and understated paradox.

November 6, 2018 | Full Review…

Deborah Young
Hollywood Reporter
The filmmakers make the most of a tiny budget here.

November 6, 2018 | Full Review…

Wendy Ide
Screen International
Filmed on a modest budget with a subtle sense of place and pace, this highly impressive debut considers mortality with a wry compassion that's rare for such a young director.

August 31, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

David Parkinson
Empire Magazine
Looks beautiful ... with night-time scenes rendered in gorgeous indigo blues and deep purples, brown faces lit by warm orange lamps.

August 27, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Simran Hans
Observer (UK)
A dextrous Indian drama set in a hostel for the dying on the banks of the Ganges, replete with wry humour, cheeky visual gags and an obsession with the paradox of celebrating life on the edge of death.

August 25, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Kevin Maher
Times (UK)
Engaging in a different kind of tension, [Bhutiani] crafts a modest yet spiritually inspiring story...

January 31, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Filipe Freitas
Always Good Movies
The father-son bond dominates this bittersweet tale, which is not only impeccably played by a fine cast, but also beautifully designed.

November 6, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

David Parkinson
Radio Times
Bhutiani's characters play at a very modest pitch. [Full Review in Spanish]

August 29, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Mirito Torreiro
Fotogramas
Shubhashish Bhutiani tells his story with delicacy, without selling folklore for export and without the emotional approach between that father and son sounds like a guiding formula. [Full Review in Spanish]

August 27, 2018 | Full Review…

Jordi Costa
El Pais (Spain)
Beautifully photographed. [Full Review in Spanish]

August 26, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Alberto Luchini
El Mundo (Spain)
Hotel Salvation is a bittersweet meditation on life, death and salvation.

December 27, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Lucy Popescu
CineVue