If you loved Risen, try The Royal Hotel
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theyboth carry the dread mood tag, and they sit in Drama / Thriller territory. If that's the register that drew you to Risen, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
dread
What The Royal Hotel is
Australian Outback. Flies + summer heat. Two young travelers low on funds take bar work at a remote pub. Hard liquor flows freely. Soon leering, crude behavior, and outright hostility closes in. Green continues her project of claustrophobic dread.

