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Hotel Poseidon

Name: Hotel Poseidon
Director: Stefan Lernous
Released: 2021
Duration: 90 min

Representation Score

5.0/10

Fair

2021

Director

Stefan Lernous

Runtime

90 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Hotel Poseidon is a localized, character-driven psychological horror film that prioritizes existential dread over broader systemic or multi-layered narratives. The film's focus remains tightly centered on the protagonist's internal decay and his immediate surroundings. While the themes of mental instability and crumbling structures offer a departure from traditional heroic arcs, the production lacks visible evidence of diverse casting or identity-driven ability to act. The narrative follows conventional, narrow storytelling patterns.

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Category Breakdown

Does Hotel Poseidon have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film does not explicitly include LGBTQ+ characters or themes related to queer identities. The story focuses on the protagonist's personal struggles and relationships without indicating any non-straight or non-cisgender identities.

How does Hotel Poseidon portray gender?

Fair

The story centers on Dave, a male protagonist dealing with inheritance and instability. Female characters are present but seem to be defined primarily by their relationships to the male lead.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Hotel Poseidon?

Limited

There is no specific information about the ethnic composition of the cast or setting. The billing suggests a potentially homogeneous demographic without documented diversity.

How does Hotel Poseidon represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film explores isolation and inherited trauma through the decay of a dilapidated hotel. It focuses on individual psychological horror rather than critiquing broader socio-political or cultural institutions.

Does Hotel Poseidon include disability representation?

Limited

Dave's nightmares and vacant wandering suggest themes of mental health struggles. However, it is unclear if these elements provide meaningful representation or serve merely as stylistic horror devices.

Present on Screen

Explores themes of mental health and psychological instability through the protagonist's experiences.
Uses a decaying setting to deconstruct traditional notions of stability and inheritance.

Limited or Absent

Lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or queer narratives.
Shows a potential reliance on traditional gender hierarchies and archetypes.
Provides little evidence of racial or ethnic diversity within the cast or setting.

Official Synopsis

A day in the life of reluctant hotel owner Dave, a man troubled by nightmares, his neighbour, his friends and love. Dave’s days and nights blend into each other as he wanders vacantly through the halls of the abandoned and dilapidated Hotel Poseidon, which he inherited from his deceased father. When a young woman knocks on the hotel’s door looking for a room, while Dave’s best friend wants to throw a party in the backroom, and a recurring dream haunts him, a surreal and grisly ordeal is set in motion.

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