Hotel London

Synopsis
Shot in a bed and breakfast hotel after months of research with homeless families and single people, looks at the effects of the housing crisis in London and relates these facts to the general economic climate prevalent in the capital. Deals with an Asian family who become homeless and are placed in a bed and breakfast hotel.
Through the character of a single Irishman the film also examines the life of a single homeless person who drifts around London sleeping rough.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Film; Video; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 52 min. (Also available on video cassette)
Technical information
Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production
1987
Availability
out of distribution
Subjects
Sociology
Keywords
homelessness; single persons

Credits

Director
Ahmed Jamal
Producer
Mahmood Jamal
Writer
Ahmed Jamal
Cast
Aftab Sachak 
Alpana Sengupta 
Jonathan Pryce 

Distribution Formats

Type
Film
Format
16mm

Production Company

Name

Retake Film & Video Collective

Distributor

Name

Retake Film & Video Collective

Phone
020 7328 4676
Notes
closed down. programmes now in Amber archive

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