Thugs in the basement, politicos in the penthouse and an anarchist on the roof – Tanovic fills Hotel Europa checks in Bosnia-Herzegovina’s history with death and disaster in this damning allegory
It’s the 100th anniversary of the death of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and everyone at the Hotel Europa – from the strippers in the basement to the EU emissary in the penthouse – is readying themselves for a ruckus. The flags have been unfurled, the Olympic cutlery has been set, but down in the laundry unrest is bubbling. The staff haven’t been paid for two months. Meanwhile, up on the roof, Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip (Muhamed Hadzovic) has infiltrated a live TV broadcast and is making his love of his namesake clear. There’s anarchy in the air and revolutionary foment in the foundations. What chance do hotel manager Omer (Izudin Bajrovic) and his deputy Lamija (Snezana Markovic) have...
It’s the 100th anniversary of the death of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and everyone at the Hotel Europa – from the strippers in the basement to the EU emissary in the penthouse – is readying themselves for a ruckus. The flags have been unfurled, the Olympic cutlery has been set, but down in the laundry unrest is bubbling. The staff haven’t been paid for two months. Meanwhile, up on the roof, Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip (Muhamed Hadzovic) has infiltrated a live TV broadcast and is making his love of his namesake clear. There’s anarchy in the air and revolutionary foment in the foundations. What chance do hotel manager Omer (Izudin Bajrovic) and his deputy Lamija (Snezana Markovic) have...
- 2/16/2016
- by Henry Barnes
- The Guardian - Film News
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