Neon has snapped up the North American rights to “The Royal Hotel,” directed by “The Assistant” helmer Kitty Green and “Power of the Dog” producer See-Saw Films.Billed as social thriller, the film stars two-time Emmy Award winner Julia Garner, AFI winner Hugo Weaving and Jessica Henwick.“The Royal Hotel” reunites Green with her “The Assistant” star Garner.
“The Assistant” dealt with the broken culture at a film production company, where women are regularly sexually harassed by higher-ups.
The film premiered at the 2019 Telluride Film Festival and earned Garner an Independent Spirit Award nomination.Inspired by true events, “The Royal Hotel” follows Hanna (Garner) and Liv (Henwick) who are best friends backpacking in Australia.
After they run out of money, Liv, looking for an adventure, convinces Hanna to take a temporary live-in job behind the bar of a pub called ‘The Royal Hotel’ in a remote Outback mining town.Bar
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