Shimkent Hotel

Synopsis

A French neurologist, arrives at the run-down Shimkent Hotel, Kazakhstan, where he encounters a solitary young man, suffering from amnesia and obviously deep in shock after some catastrophe.
 
As they begin treatment, the patient slowly recounts his story - a tale involving industrial intrigue, cultural incomprehension, a get-rich-quick scheme which goes horribly wrong, and a desperate flight for survival across the Pakastini border. 
 
Shot on analogue video, with superb desolate landscapes and settings. Utterly gripping and very, very strange indeed.

Details

Year

2004

Type of film

Features

Running Time

92 mins

Format

35mm

Director

Charles de Meaux

Producer

Gil Donaldson, Zavier Douroux

Editor

Charles de Meaux

Screenwriter

Charles de Meaux

Director of Photography

Charles de Meaux

Sound

Charles de Meaux

Music

Charles de Maeux, Vladimir Kardev, Pierre Miksiloff

Principal Cast

Yann Collette, Caroline Ducey, Romain Duris, Thibault de Montalembert, Melvil Poupaud

Genre

Production status

Complete

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Last updated 7th September 2006