CFF: The Royal Hotel

Backpacking mates Hannah and Liv have travelled to Australia, spending their time drinking and partying their way around Sydney, until their money finally runs out.

Winding up at the ominous Royal Hotel to find work, the pair are faced with rowdy regulars in a barren, baking outback as their comforts and friendship are tested.

Director Kitty Green and fellow screenwriter Oscar Redding dive into the simmering undertones of danger and uncertinity, that comes from spaces of violent-masculinity, with the tension keeping you gripped until the final scene.

"A study in nonstop microaggressions and gaslighting, The Royal Hotel gets under the skin" - Tim Grierson, Screen Daily.

The Cambridge Film Festival is presented by the Cambridge Film Trust, a registered charity with a mission to foster film culture and education for the benefit of the public, in Cambridge, the Eastern region, and throughout the UK.