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Hotel Poseidon

2021 1h 30m Horror List
76% Tomatometer 17 Reviews Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
Dave reluctantly pretends to be the manager of Hotel Poseidon, where fungus covers the walls and comments such as "faded glory" and "has seen better times" completely fall short to describe this establishment. He wanders the corridors of his personal Overlook Hotel like a zombie, being a passive spectator to what happens around him -- whether it's clients without cash, his mother castrating him with her sharp tongue or a sick aunt in the hallway whose pension keeps the place going. Dave will gradually lose his balance and tumble into a waking nightmare, in which his hotel is transformed into an existential purgatory. With inner demons on the booze, lustful creatures tempting his lonely soul to sin and a big plunge into the proverbial metaphysical shithole, Dave can expect some strong comments on Trip Advisor.

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Leslie Felperin Guardian It really yields up very little in the way of actual meaning, and it was not entirely enjoyable to watch. But this film has a strange, incontrovertible integrity that demands and deserves admiration. Rated: 3/5 Dec 31, 2021 Full Review Anton Bitel Sight & Sound Stefan Lernous' feature debut is a surreal day and night in the life, showing an oppressed, alienated man's stasis in a place more normally associated with passing through. Aug 22, 2021 Full Review Wendy Ide Screen International Hallucinatory, hilarious and probably the most toe-curlingly unsavoury film ever made, the debut picture from Stef Lernous is a repulsively compelling one-off. Aug 11, 2021 Full Review Bill Bria Vague Visages While the film feels undeniably successful in the way it translates the group’s theatrical experience from the stage, it’s hard not to wish that they would’ve simply left it there. Jun 6, 2023 Full Review Martin Unsworth Starburst Hotel Poseidon, like the place that bears its name, is a scrappy, surreal movie that is practically impossible to do justice to. Rated: 3/5 Sep 9, 2021 Full Review J Hurtado ScreenAnarchy For a film that has truly not a single element of what most would consider cinematic horror, Hotel Poseidon is one of the most skin-crawling experiences of the year. Aug 31, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Dave reluctantly pretends to be the manager of Hotel Poseidon, where fungus covers the walls and comments such as "faded glory" and "has seen better times" completely fall short to describe this establishment. He wanders the corridors of his personal Overlook Hotel like a zombie, being a passive spectator to what happens around him -- whether it's clients without cash, his mother castrating him with her sharp tongue or a sick aunt in the hallway whose pension keeps the place going. Dave will gradually lose his balance and tumble into a waking nightmare, in which his hotel is transformed into an existential purgatory. With inner demons on the booze, lustful creatures tempting his lonely soul to sin and a big plunge into the proverbial metaphysical shithole, Dave can expect some strong comments on Trip Advisor.
Director
Stefan Lernous
Producer
Nick Kaldunski
Screenwriter
Stefan Lernous
Production Co
Abattoir Fermé, Potemkino Port
Genre
Horror
Original Language
Dutch
Runtime
1h 30m
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