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
Distributor
- Name
Retake Film & Video Collective
- Phone
- 020 7328 4676
- Notes
- closed down. programmes now in Amber archive
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