The mood is heated. Demonstrations are taking place across France, also in front of the Paris hotel where an Italian named Giorgio is booking the bridal suite for him and his boyfriend Antonio. Hotel manager Diana doesn’t trust them and calls the police to get rid of the odd couple. Italians? Homosexuals? Criminals? In the charged atmosphere of the Hotel Occidental, little is needed for initial suspicions to be aroused.
Direction
Beloufa turns a hotel lobby into a pressure cooker of prejudice.
Production
Neon-soaked interiors that scream 'something's very wrong here.'
Director
Neil Beloufa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during actual 2016 French labor protests, blending real political tension with fictional unease.
Beloufa deliberately cast non-professionals and limited rehearsals to keep performances raw and suspicious.
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