The two answered an advertisement for bar work at the last remaining hotel in Coolgardie, a dot on the map 560km east of Perth, Australia's most isolated city. Honestly not sure why I watched the whole thing. Video availability outside of United Kingdom varies. I really like the message, and it really does put you in the shoes of the 2 women who basically go through weeks of harassment. Before they can continue travelling they need to replenish their funds. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. TMDb They wanted to put some cash back in their coffers [after being robbed in Bali] to continue this world trip that they were on.". When asked what prompted him to make a documentary that's hardly a poster-child for either Australian tourism or immigration, Gleeson admits, "I'm a bloke and I've spent a fair bit of time in pubs on the drinking side of the bar".

He was just plain obnoxious, and scary, which is why no sane woman would want to be with him, and when he had the gall to go upstairs to the girls' 'quarters', when Lina was taken so ill, and had the nerve to try to get her to let him stay and sleep in her bed with her was shocking. Gleeson says Lina and Steph were up for the challenge and "quite happy for us to go on the journey". How did they react to having a camera document all their potential prejudices, shenanigans and general bad behaviour? Once the third largest town in Western Australia during the gold rush in the 1890s with 700 mining companies, today Coolgardie is a virtual ghost town with a small population dependent on tourism. The person who shows them the most respect is John, a toothless old man the locals nickname 'the Canman' who is the town recycler. It's pretty much straight up as it is. They are the flotsam and jetsam of frontier society and a throwback to the days of hard men and hard drinking. The drama is caught on film in a documentary, said by the hotel’s current manager to have been shot several years ago, which screens at the Sydney Film Festival this Friday called 'Hotel Coolgardie' which depicts the trials of Lina (above) and her friend Stephie, 'It was like people were making us "the others" so they could feel "normal" ... identifying who is not in the gang by picking differences such as race, gender or language.
Review by Kelly Snyders ★★★ I live in Western Australia so a lot of what is portrayed in this film is all too familiar, and watching it in a cinema in Perth and hearing people laugh in the places they did was frankly disturbing. John steps in among the relentless barrage of abuse and sexual aggression to offer a kinder side to the foreigners.

In the post screening Q&A session Gleeson described having to relocate himself and the camera to ensure the locals did not physically cross any lines with the Finnish backpackers. Gleeson felt uncomfortable at times during filming however believed the presence of the camera, rather than the film crew, took the heat out of many confronting situations of inebriated locals and their interactions with the barmaids.

Why the rating? A true horror show, capturing the worst behavior humanity has to offer.

', Lina said the locals objectified the girls because 'It was like people were making us "the others" so they could feel "normal" ... identifying who is not in the gang by picking differences such as race, gender or language'.
Hotel Coolgardie opens in select NZ cinemas on June 22. It'll be bad but it'll be very quick, so I hope that not too much of a problem. Sorry, there was a problem saving your cookie preferences. But they could not have predicted the sexual onslaught and abuse by drunken 'bogan' patrons that followed, or that their own boss taunting them for being 'stupid and 'reindeer, dolphin and seal' eaters. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group, 'Thanks for opportunity to meet your father': Secret emails along with sex and drug pics of Biden's son suggest former VP DID meet Hunter's Ukraine business contacts - one year before he had prosecutor investigating them fired, Amy Coney Barrett is praised by Lindsey Graham for being 'unashamedly pro-life and embracing her faith without apology' on second day of SCOTUS confirmation questioning, Trump will take part in Miami town hall event Thursday on NBC to rival Biden’s ABC event at exactly same time on night they were set to debate - as President is cleared of being infectious by Dr. Fauci, University of Florida halts football activities because of a COVID-19 spike 'with 19 new infections' after coach Dan Mullen called for 90,000 fans to pack Saturday's home game vs. LSU, The unflappable ACB: Amy Coney Barrett takes Democrats' relentless questions on abortion and Obamacare for 11 hours without notes - and proves it by producing a blank pad to the glee of GOP Senators, Poll boost for Amy Coney Barrett as 48% of voters say she SHOULD be confirmed as she begins second day of SCOTUS confirmation questions, Furious Trump lashes out as Cory Booker puts HIM on trial at Amy Coney Barrett hearing by asking her about 'peaceful transfer of power' and whether president can self-pardon, Democrat Senator Mazie Hirono is slammed for asking Judge Barrett if she has ever sexually assaulted someone, Amy Coney Barrett says she wept with her family over the video of George Floyd's death, saying: 'I have two black children, this was personal', How Amy Coney Barrett dressed to impress women at SCOTUS hearings: Fashion expert says nominee is using 'feminine' colors and 'alluring' silhouettes while fielding questions on abortion rights and Catholic beliefs, Pelosi spectacularly unravels during CNN interview after being asked WHY she is holding up Trump's $1.8TRILLION COVID relief bill - after Dem allies told the isolated Speaker to accept it, Joe's SOS to Barack: Obama is to return to campaign trail to help floundering Biden and releases ad urging Democrats to vote, The worst year ever, right? All the worst parts of people are on display throughout.

When we were working, we tried to just keep face so that we could keep our job . Endearing leads and some fun moments but this gets pretty heavy. Every day we got [told] that we were stupid or dumb as a horse.

Sensational documentary about young women backpackers settling to work for a few months at the titular pub in Australia's outback, and the things they have to put up with. What a vile 'man;. We've had screenings where audience members heckle each other because they have differing opinions. Related lists: People are Strange: Beyond…, A list of every Australian film made between 2010 to the present day. "He was deeply charismatic and funny but ,at the same time, aroused total conflict in you because he was so politically incorrect. Young Finnish backpackers Lina and Stephie (pictured) arrived in Australia for their 'trip of a lifetime', but a dose of misfortune meant they ended up working as barmaids in a rough pub in the outback town of Coolgardie. Director Gleeson told the Canadian Broadcast Company that he was interested in exploring the misogynistic attitudes among the outback Australian men in the town, as well as themes of how outsiders fit in. And I will admit, twenty minutes in, that mind set had not altered, I was thinking it was…. The comments below have been moderated in advance.

"With this, people are either aghast, shocked by it, or they see it as something familiar and refreshing up on screen in a way they haven't seen before.

How they let the narrative emerge and what to extent they force it into something that aligns with their…. Hotel Coolgardie is merely an example of the sort of beliefs and behaviours that become "normalised" in environments such as these, and that is what is most disturbing.


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