Taj Mahal (2015 film)
Taj Mahal | |
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Directed by | |
Written by | Nicolas Saada |
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Starring | Stacy Martin Louis-Do de Lencquesaing Gina McKee Alba Rohrwacher |
Cinematography | Léo Hinstin |
Edited by | Christophe Pinel |
Music by | Nicolas Godin |
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Countries | France Belgium |
Language | French |
Budget | $8 million[1] |
Taj Mahal is a 2015 French-Belgian written and directed by 72nd edition of the Venice Film Festival.[2] The story of the film makes explicit reference to the 2008 Mumbai attacks which have concerned The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel.[1][2][3]
. It was screened in the Horizons section at thePlot[]
The French film Taj Mahal is about the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel in Mumbai near the Gateway of India. It was one of the sites of the 26/11 Terrorist Attacks in Mumbai in 2008. There are various documentaries and films made about the 26/11 Mumbai Terrorist Attack. The movie of Ram Gopal Verma The Attacks of 26/11 which was also based on the Mumbai Attacks was released on 1 March 2013 in India. This movie is made by Frenchman Nicolas Saada, and was released at Venice Film Festival 2015. It tells the story of a teenager, played by Stacy Martin, who has come to Mumbai with her parents and is staying at the Taj Hotel. She is trapped when the terrorists attack the hotel and her parents are out for dinner.
Cast[]
- Stacy Martin as Louise
- Louis-Do de Lencquesaing as Louise's Father
- Gina McKee as Louise's Mother
- Alba Rohrwacher as Giovanna
- Frédéric Épaud as Pierre
References[]
- ^ a b Elsa Keslassy (January 17, 2015). "Q&A: Nicolas Saada Opens Up About Stacy Martin Starrer 'Taj Mahal'". Variety. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ a b Nicolas Rapold (September 1, 2015). "A Deciphering of Tragedy in Nicolas Saada's 'Taj Mahal'". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ Fabien Lemercier (September 10, 2015). "Taj Mahal: Trial by fire". CinEuropa. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
External links[]
- 2015 films
- French-language films
- 2015 thriller drama films
- French films
- Belgian films
- French thriller drama films
- Belgian thriller drama films
- Films about terrorism in India
- Films set in Mumbai
- Films based on the 2008 Mumbai attacks
- 2015 drama films
- 2010s French-language films
- 2010s French film stubs
- Belgian film stubs