UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.,
May 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- A
heart-stopping yet inspiring take on a tragic factual event
showcases the power of human connection in Hotel Mumbai, available on Digital and the
digital movie app Movies Anywhere on June
11, 2019, and on Blu-ray™, DVD and On Demand on June 18, 2019, from Universal Pictures Home
Entertainment. Hailed for being "as visually breathtaking as it is
emotionally electrifying," (Marina
Saval, Variety), Hotel Mumbai is a visceral film that serves
as a beautiful tribute to those that lived and died during the
historical terrorist attack. The film stars Academy
Award® nominee Dev Patel (Lion, Slumdog
Millionaire), Golden Globe® nominee Armie Hammer (On the Basis of Sex, Call Me by
Your Name), Nazanin Boniadi
("Homeland"), Tilda Cobham-Hervey
(52 Tuesdays), Anupam Kher
("New Amsterdam," Silver Lining Playbook) and Jason Issacs ("Star Trek: Discovery").
Directed by Anthony Maras (The
Palace) and written by John
Collee (Happy Feet, Happy Feet Two) and Maras,
Hotel Mumbai is a
true story of humanity and heroism that vividly recounts the 2008
siege of the famed Taj Hotel by a group of terrorists in
Mumbai, India. Among the dedicated
hotel staff is the renowned chef Hemant
Oberoi (Kher) and a waiter (Patel) who choose to risk their
lives to protect their guests. As the world watches on, a desperate
couple (Hammer and Boniadi) is forced to make unthinkable
sacrifices to protect their newborn child. Critics are hailing this
film as "intense, hair-raising, and deeply humane…a suspenseful
achievement" (Rex Reed, New York
Observer).
Hotel Mumbai on
Blu-ray™ and DVD includes special behind-the-scenes featurettes
with commentary from the director and cast to give viewers a more
in-depth look into the making of the film and the tragic event that
shook the world.
BONUS FEATURES ON BLU-RAY™, DVD &
DIGITAL:
- Story and Cast – Dev Patel, Armie Hammer, Anupam
Kher, Nazanin Boniadi and
more describe how the real-life heroism of the guests and staff
inspired the making of Hotel Mumbai.
- Finding the True Story – The director and cast discuss
how they first discovered the true story of the Mumbai attacks.
- Humanity Within Tragedy – The director explains the
pre-production process of reaching out to survivors, and the crew
describes how heroism can emerge in the worst conditions.
- Real-Life Heroes – There were many guests and staff who
became heroes during the real Mumbai attacks. The director and cast express
their hopes for others to see exactly how we can help one another
and be selfless.
Hotel Mumbai will be available on
Blu-rayTM in a combo pack which includes
Blu-rayTM, DVD and Digital.
- Blu-rayTM unleashes the power of your HDTV
and is the best way to watch movies at home, featuring 6X the
picture resolution of DVD, exclusive extras and theater-quality
surround sound.
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favorite devices. Users can instantly stream or download.
- Movies Anywhere is the digital app that simplifies
and enhances the digital movie collection and viewing
experience by allowing consumers to access their favorite digital
movies in one place when purchased or redeemed through
participating digital retailers. Consumers can also redeem digital
copy codes found in eligible Blu-rayTM and DVD disc
packages from participating studios and stream or download them
through Movies Anywhere. MOVIES ANYWHERE is only available in
the United States. For more
information, visit https://moviesanywhere.com.
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Theatrical Website:
https://bleeckerstreetmedia.com/hotelmumbai
Home
Entertainment Website:
http://uni.pictures/HotelMumbai
Trailer: http://uni.pictures/HotelMumbaiTrailer
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/hotelmumbaifilm
Twitter: https://twitter.com/hotelmumbaifilm
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/hotelmumbaifilm/
#HotelMumbaiFilm
FILMMAKERS:
Cast: Dev Patel, Armie Hammer, Nazanin
Boniadi, Tilda Cobham-Hervey
with Anupam Kher and Jason Isaacs
Inspired by the Documentary: "Surviving Mumbai"
Casting By: Ann Fay & Leigh
Pickford, Trishaan Sarkar, CSA (India)
Sound Designer: Sam Petty
VFX Supervisor: Marty Pepper
Music Supervisor: Laura Katz
Music Supervisors Provided By: Cutting Edge
Editors: Peter McNulty, Anthony
Maras
Music By: Volker Bertelmann (Hauschka)
Costume Designer: Anna Borghesi
Production Designer: Steven Jones-Evans,
APDG
Director of Photography: Nick Remy Matthews,
ACS
Co-Producers: Barbara Gibbs, Brian Hayes
Line Producer (India): Pravesh Sahni
Executive Producers: Kent Kubena, Jonathan Fuhrman, Ryan
Hamilton, Ying Ye,
Mark Montgomery, Natalya
Pavchinskaya, Dev Patel, John
Collee, Joseph N. Cohen,
Gary Ellis
Produced By: Basil Iwanyk, P.G.A., Gary Hamilton, Mike
Gabrawy, P.G.A., Julie
Ryan, P.G.A., Andrew
Ogilvie, Jomon Thomas,
P.G.A.
Written By: John Collee &
Anthony Maras
Directed By: Anthony Maras
TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAY™:
Street
Date: June 18, 2019
Selection Number: 57207315
Layers: BD-50
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 2.39:1 Widescreen
Rating: Rated R for disturbing violence throughout, bloody
images, and language.
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Hindi and Spanish
Sound: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and English Dolby
Digital 2.0
Run Time: 2 Hours and 3 Minutes
TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD:
Street Date: June 18,
2019
Selection Number: 57201557
Layers: DVD-9
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 2.39:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
Rating: Rated R for disturbing violence throughout, bloody
images, and language.
Languages/Subtitles: English, Urdu and Hindi
Sound: English Dolby Digital 5.1 and English Dolby Digital
2.0
Run Time: 2 Hours and 3 Minutes
About Bleecker
Street
Bleecker Street
(bleeckerstreetmedia.com) is an independently financed U.S. film
distribution company founded in 2014 by Andrew Karpen. The company's recent releases
include Sebastian Lelio's
Disobedience and currently in release, Debra Granik's Leave No Trace, and
McQueen, by Ian Bonhote and
Peter Ettedgui. They have also
released the Academy Award nominated Captain Fantastic;
Gavin Hood's hit thriller, Eye in
the Sky; the Academy Award nominated Trumbo; the Blythe
Danner starrer I'll See You in My
Dreams; the Golden Globe nominated Danny Collins with Al Pacino; and James
Gray's The Lost City Of Z. Upcoming films include
Wash Westmoreland's Colette, with Keira Knightley, and Elizabeth Chomko's debut film, What They
Had, starring Hilary Swank.
About ShivHans Pictures
ShivHans Pictures has
produced several critically-acclaimed and award-winning films
including Jay
Roach's Trumbo, Captain
Fantastic starring Viggo Mortensen, The Polka
King with Jack Black, the
political thriller Beirut and Dan
Fogelman's Danny
Collins. The company is currently in post-production on
Wander Darkly, a magical realism love story starring
Sienna Miller and Diego Luna, and
currently in production on The Water Man, the directorial
debut of David Oyelowo.
Additionally, ShivHans has expanded beyond producing into
distribution with two films; a co-distribution deal with
Bleecker Street for US rights to
Anthony Maras' Hotel
Mumbai, which was released in
March 2019, followed
by Brian Banks
in August 2019, which
ShivHans also produced.
For information about ShivHans Pictures and its upcoming slate
of films, please visit www.ShivHans.com
About Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Universal
Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE – www.uphe.com) is a unit of
Universal Filmed Entertainment Group (UFEG). UFEG produces,
acquires, markets and distributes filmed entertainment worldwide in
various media formats for theatrical, home entertainment,
television and other distribution platforms, as well as consumer
products, interactive gaming and live entertainment. The global
division includes Universal Pictures, Focus Features, Universal
Pictures Home Entertainment, Universal Brand Development, Fandango
and DreamWorks Animation Film and Television. UFEG is part of
NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment
companies in the development, production and marketing of
entertainment, news and information to a global audience.
NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and
entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company,
significant television production operations, a leading television
stations group, world-renowned theme parks and a suite of leading
Internet-based businesses. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast
Corporation.
CONTACT:
Azure Anderson
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Azure.Anderson@nbcuni.com
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