Hotel (2004 film)

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Hotel
Hotel 2004 poster.jpg
Theatrical poster
Directed by Jessica Hausner
Written by Jessica Hausner
Produced by Bruno Wagner
Starring Franziska Weisz
CinematographyMartin Gschlacht
Edited byKarina Ressler
Production
company
coop99 filmproduktion
Release date
  • 17 May 2004 (2004-05-17)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryAustria
LanguageGerman

Hotel is a 2004 Austrian drama film directed by Jessica Hausner. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. [1]

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References

  1. "Festival de Cannes: Hotel". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 1 December 2009.