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Hotel Silence (2024)

Hotel Silence poster
Original title
Hôtel Silence
Directed by
Léa Pool
Genre
psychological drama film
Country
Switzerland, Canada
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Canadian man travels to a country scarred by war. There he grapples with his own profound despair while encountering the local people and their resilience.

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What happens

Hotel Silence (French: Hôtel Silence) is a 2024 Canadian-Swiss drama film written and directed by Léa Pool, based on Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir's novel Hotel Silence. It stars Sébastien Ricard as a Canadian man confronting despair in a war-devastated country. The film was nominated for the Prix de Soleure at the 60th Solothurn Film Festival in 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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