Taj Mahal (2015 film)

Taj Mahal is a 2015 French-Belgian thriller-drama film written and directed by Nicolas Saada. It was screened in the Horizons section at the 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]

Taj Mahal
Directed byNicolas Saada
Produced byPatrick Sobelman
Written byNicolas Saada
StarringStacy Martin
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
Gina McKee
Alba Rohrwacher
Music byNicolas Godin
CinematographyLéo Hinstin
Edited byChristophe Pinel
Release date
  • September 4, 2015 (2015-09-04) (Telluride Film Festival)
CountryFrance
Belgium
LanguageFrench
Budget$8 million[1]

Plot

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

References
  1. Elsa Keslassy (January 17, 2015). "Q&A: Nicolas Saada Opens Up About Stacy Martin Starrer 'Taj Mahal'". Variety. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. Nicolas Rapold (September 1, 2015). "A Deciphering of Tragedy in Nicolas Saada's 'Taj Mahal'". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  3. Fabien Lemercier (September 10, 2015). "Taj Mahal: Trial by fire". CinEuropa. Retrieved 29 July 2016.


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