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Hotel Shanghai

1997 · 180 min

A slow, serious period drama that follows a group of foreigners as a distant war closes in around them.

Directed by
Peter Patzak
Genres
Drama
Overview
German two-part miniseries about the westerns staying at a popular hotel in Shanghai as the Japanese invasion of China also known as the Second Sino-Japanese War begins in 1937 as a precursor to WWII.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
War, betrayal, survival, class
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Directed by
Peter Patzak
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror2
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance4
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Peter Patzak
    Written by
    Angel Vagenshtain
    Starring
    Agnieszka Wagner, Nicholas Clay, James McCaffrey, Dieter Laser, Robert Giggenbach, Nigel Davenport, Elliott Gould, Annie Girardot
    Cinematography
    Martin Stingl
    Runtime
    180 min
    Country
    China, Germany

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