Mr. K, a traveling magician, finds himself in a Kafkaesque nightmare when he can’t find the exit of his hotel. His attempts to get out only pull him deeper, entangling him further with the hotel and its curious inhabitants.
Acting
Crispin Glover doing Crispin Glover things — perfectly unhinged
Production
Hotel as labyrinthine character, every corridor a trap
Direction
Schwab's deadpan surrealism, no winks to the audience
Director
Tallulah Hazekamp Schwab
Crispin Glover
Mr. K
Sunnyi Melles
Gaga
Fionnula Flanagan
Ruth Monchien
Bjørn Sundquist
Chef
Dearbhla Molloy
Sara Monchien
Barbara Sarafian
Mrs. Hum
Jan Gunnar Røise
Anton
Esmée van Kampen
Melinda
Sam Louwyck
Grey Man
Fabian Jansen
Biographer
Yassine Ouaich
1st Assistant Cook
Joshua Gabriel Liège
Assistant Cook #1
Peter Schoenaerts
Mr. Lean
Eben Yehemdi
Sulky Woman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Tallulah Hazekamp Schwab is Dutch animator turned live-action; this is her first feature. The hotel was built as one continuous set so actors could genuinely get lost during takes.
The film explicitly channels Kafka's 'The Trial' and 'The Castle,' but swaps bureaucratic judges for hotel staff. It's less about guilt and more about performance — fitting for a magician protagonist whose job is already deception.
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