Hotel Mumbai 15

A powerful biographical thriller, Hotel Mumbai is a vivid depiction of the devastating 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. Inspired by the 2009 documentary Surviving Mumbai, and starring Dev Patel, Armie Hammer, Nazanin Boniadi and Anupam Kher, this white-knuckle retelling recounts how guests and staff at the city’s opulent Taj Mahal Palace Hotel fought to survive during those four terrifying days.

Directed by Australian filmmaker Anthony Maras, Hotel Mumbai is a tightly constructed ensemble piece and an effective, gripping thriller that both explores and honours the humanity that can arise from moments of extreme adversity.