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2 OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS

A gripping true story of humanity and heroism, vividly recounts the 2008 siege of the famed Taj Hotel by a group of terrorists in Mumbai, . Among the dedicated hotel staff is the renowned chef Hemant Oberoi (Anupam Kher) and a waiter (Academy Award-Nominee , SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, LION) who choose to risk their lives to protect their guests. As the world watches on, a desperate couple (, CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, and , “Counterpart,” “Homeland”) is forced to make unthinkable sacrifices to protect their newborn child.

LONG SYNOPSIS

In November 2008, jihadists from Pakistan staged a series of devastating terror attacks across Mumbai, hurling India’s most populous city into utter chaos. During the three-day standoff, these gunmen seized the legendary with over 500 guests and employees trapped inside.

A searing, immersive cinematic experience, HOTEL MUMBAI focuses on the events that transpired at the legendary Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, targeted as the pre-eminent symbol of Indian progress and diversity. In the thick of the maelstrom, people from many different countries, cultures, creeds and social classes must find a way to organize and escape in the face of constant peril.

Among the hotel staff is renowned chef Hemant Oberoi (Anupam Kher) and a gentle Sikh waiter (Dev Patel), who risk everything to protect their guests. And as the world media watches on, a desperate couple (Armie Hammer, Nazanin Boniadi) make unthinkable sacrifices to defend their newborn child, while a steely Russian millionaire () seems only interested in protecting himself.

HOTEL MUMBAI draws audiences into the epicenter of the attack and highlights ordinary people from all walks of life whose responses to this nightmarish scenario reveal the courage and resilience

3 that unite us when we need it most. In gripping, realistic detail, the film speaks to the humanity that shines from within the tragedy.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has identified seven individuals who have been charged for their role in planning the attack.

A $5 million reward is available for information leading to their arrest.

Information can be provided at tips.fbi.gov or rewardsforjustice.net

4 ABOUT THE PRODUCTION

With more than twenty million residents, Mumbai is one of the largest and most culturally diverse cities in the world. Mumbai is India’s financial and entertainment capital, home to both the stock exchange and Bollywood. Pulsating with life, color and activity, it is a place of both extreme wealth and abject poverty. And as with many of the world’s most thriving metropolises, therein lies its power. And its vulnerability.

For three days and nights in 2008—from November 26 to 29—Mumbai was a city under siege. Arriving from Pakistan via a hijacked fishing vessel, a squad of young jihadists rained terror upon the population with a coordinated series of shooting and bombing attacks. With local police forces stretched thin, terrified locals and tourists scampered for refuge as Mumbai went up in flames.

By the time the carnage ended, more than 170 people from over a dozen countries had been killed. Targets around the city included a popular restaurant, a train station, a hospital, a movie theater, three hotels, and a Jewish community center. Mumbai had been permanently shaken. In India, the tragic events are known simply by the date they began: 26/11.

Ten years later, Greek-Australian filmmaker Anthony Maras can still recall his initial reaction to the wave of horror as it was breaking on across the world. “Obviously I was heartbroken over the violence and loss of life,” he says. “But at first I only knew the Mumbai attacks as a series of burning buildings on a TV screen. Then as I watched interviews with survivors, an entirely new dimension of these events opened up for me.”

Maras was particularly moved by the stories of the guests and staff of the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Opened in 1903, the Taj is a landmark, five-star hotel, famous around the world for its architecture and luxury, and host to countless politicians, business leaders, statesmen and celebrities. Due to its prominence, the Taj was specifically chosen by the terrorists. “Here was this historic, seven story monument to India’s progress and diversity,” says Maras, “and it became a war zone.”

So unthinkable was the notion that the Taj could ever be a place of danger, that people in the streets of Mumbai instinctively flocked to the hotel for protection once the attacks began. “The Taj will

5 keep us safe” was the initial response of many survivors of the siege. During the grueling, days-long fight for survival, hotel guests and staff were shot at, bombed and hunted through corridors, suites, ballrooms, and restaurants.

“It’s easy to be be overwhelmed by the horror of what occurred at the Taj,” says Maras. “But when you take a closer look, a different perspective emerges. There were over five hundred people caught up in the Taj Hotel siege. That all but 32 survived is a near miracle. Of the fatalities, half were staff members who had remained to protect their guests. That’s a testament to the extraordinary heroism, ingenuity and self-sacrifice of both staff members and guests alike.”

Maras remains awestruck by the many examples of bravery to emerge from the attacks: “Taj kitchen workers stuffed baking trays under their shirts, makeshift bulletproof vests, as they shielded patrons from machine-gun fire. Guests lowered fellow travelers out of windows using ropes made of knotted bed sheets. Some Taj staff members led others through hidden corridors to safety outside, only to re-enter the hotel and look for more people to save.”

Inspired by the courage and selflessness displayed amid such a tsunami of violence, Maras was determined to tell their stories on film.

Mapping Out the Story

Though Hotel Mumbai marks his feature directorial debut, Maras is no stranger to working behind the camera, having helmed numerous award winning short films. His 2011 short THE PALACE, about a family struggling to survive the 1974 invasion of Cyprus, premiered at the Telluride Film Festival and went on to win more than 20 international film awards including two Australian Academy (AACTA) Awards. Its subject matter resonated because of his own family’s history as refugees from war-torn Greece—and also touched upon themes that would later drive his passion to make Hotel Mumbai.

“The Palace resonated with me as in many ways, it mirrored the struggles my own family went through before fleeing for safety and a new life in ,” he says. “I was deeply affected by these stories of people in abject peril pulling together to try and get through.”

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Along with his co-screenwriter John Collee (MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD), Maras spent a year intensely researching the Mumbai attacks. They interviewed numerous survivors, police officers, hotel guests and staff. They spoke to families of those who perished, some in person, others by phone or Skype video chat. They studied recordings of intercepted phone calls between the terrorists and their handlers, read court case transcripts, and absorbed reams of newspaper accounts and hundreds of hours of television coverage and survivor interviews.

Yet the core of the film didn’t reveal itself until Maras and Collee stepped into the Taj itself, where they stayed for a month while workshopping the story. “That was critical for both of us,” says Maras. “You can't do it by remote control. You've gotta be in there, experiencing that world and walking those corridors. Also we were able to interview a whole lot of people who worked or still work at the hotel, even after having lived through all the attacks.”

Chief among the interview subjects was Hemant Oberoi, one of India’s foremost chefs, who has cooked for luminaries from and Angelina Jolie to Barack Obama and Princess Diana. Chef Oberoi (played by Anupam Kher) was present in the Taj during those fateful days and made crucial decisions to protect his staff and guests which ultimately saved dozens if not hundreds of lives. He was understandably hesitant upon hearing that a film of the events was going to be made.

“We lost a lot of lives and so many families were affected,” Chef Oberoi explains, “and people can sometimes be insensitive to that. But Anthony Maras came down to my office and I was surprised because he had a lot of information already about the hotel and he carefully explained the stories he hoped to tell. He wanted to hear my memories of the events—but also he wanted to know about how we rebuilt the hotel so quickly.”

Indeed, in the aftermath, there’s this astonishing fact: Three weeks following the attacks, Chef Oberoi and his team reopened the first of his restaurants inside the bombed out hotel. “The signal was strong and clear,” says Maras. “They were saying, ‘We will not be cowed. We refuse to live in fear. We refuse to mistrust others different from ourselves. Arm in arm, we will strive on forward together.’”

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Chef Oberoi adds, “We just needed to tell all these terrorist organizations that we are not deterred by these things. We will bounce back as fast as possible. Because that is what we do.”

Now 64, Chef Oberoi has retired from the Taj but keeps very busy with a new namesake restaurant in Mumbai, plus ventures in Singapore, New Delhi and San Diego, and appearances on his own TV cooking show.

Listening to the firsthand accounts of Chef Oberoi and others strongly influenced the approach Maras would take to telling the story. He was especially struck by the fact that many of the Taj staff came from impoverished backgrounds. “For them working at the Taj wasn’t just a job,” he says. “It was the promise of a better life. It’s an intense source of pride, being part of something that represents the greatness India is capable of.”

Shaping the Ensemble

While always envisioning the film as a multi-character piece, Maras wanted a major thread of the drama to be seen through the experience of a member of the hotel staff. Thus the character of Arjun was developed as a composite of several hotel waiters and staff that Maras and Collee interviewed while working on the script. Arjun is a young husband and father who, as the story begins, is convincing his boss to let him work despite arriving to the hotel without his proper shoes.

The search for an actor to play Arjun was very simple. “We wrote the character with Dev Patel in mind, one hundred percent,” says Maras. Though born and raised in Great Britain, Patel has portrayed Indian or Indian-born characters several times, including in his international breakthrough, the Best Picture Oscar winner SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, as well as THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL, THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY, and LION, for which he won a BAFTA Award and earned an Oscar nomination in 2017.

The Mumbai attacks affected the actor deeply, not least because of his close personal and professional connection to Mumbai. The dance sequence of SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE was filmed in the same train station that, some months later, was one of the attack sites.

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“The song ‘Jai Ho’ and that whole crazy, full-bodied dance scene was kind of an anthem for the country when it came out,” says Patel. “And so to see that train station attacked, with such a high death toll, where these kind of men just walked in and unloaded automatic gunfire, mowing down so many people, it just was shocking and terrifying.”

He adds, “When there was talk of a movie happening I made it clear that I was very interested. And I've been more vocal in the process of making this film than I have with really anything that I've done, to make sure we try and do it right.”

Patel instantly responded to the class struggle within India that the character of Arjun symbolizes. “These hotel staff members, many of them are coming from very poor neighborhoods,” the actor says. “Then they put on these beautiful uniforms and the next minute they’re pouring high-priced vodka for a Russian billionaire who's just come off his yacht. That’s kind of a microcosm of the whole of India.”

Embarking on his own research mission, Patel delved into aspects of Arjun which helped further develop the character’s arc. “I visited the Taj and noticed that most of the doormen there were Sikh,” he recalls. “I started reading these articles about these Sikh cab drivers who had been attacked in New York City after 9/11. Another article was about a Sikh man who had taken off his turban to help a woman after a car accident, to stop her bleeding out.”

The actor approached Maras with his idea of reworking his character as Sikh. “I asked Anthony, ‘Are you cool with me growing a big beard and putting on a turban?’ He was completely open to it. I’m really proud that we had the chance to address some cultural and racial issues and really put a focus on an underrepresented community.”

Patel visited Sikh communities in Mumbai and went to the Gurdwara, a temple of worship. “There was this beautiful quote on the wall before I took of my shoes and entered the temple,” he says. “It says, ‘My Turban, My Pride,’ and that struck me immediately as a way that we could break down religious stereotypes.”

9 The quote inspired a powerful scene in HOTEL MUMBAI when, amid the terrorism siege, an older white woman confronts Arjun out of fear over his turban.

Says Patel, “To an untrained eye, the turban feels like something divisive and separate. But actually what it represents is helping our neighbors and trust and courage. So he tries to tackle the prejudice with kindness, by showing the older woman what his religion means. Really what he’s doing is showing her that we can coexist. And that's going to change the world, if we all can manage to do what he did in that moment.”

To play the characters of David and Zahra, a wealthy couple visiting the Taj with their newborn baby, and nanny Sally (Tilda Cobham-Hervey), Maras cast American actor Armie Hammer and Iranian-British actress Nazanin Boniadi.

Hammer was drawn to the project due to numerous factors, particularly for the opportunity to work with director Maras (whose short film THE PALACE he had admired) and the cast, especially Patel.

“The mission of the project was powerful to me, to show the humanity on both sides of this attack, both the perpetrators and the victims,” says Hammer. He cites the importance of the rehearsal process. “We all had many different conversations concerning the characters, their experiences, the history of Indian and Pakistani tension, and scene work to bring everything to life in as accurate a form as possible.”

Maras explains, “With the David character, we needed someone who was likable and relatable, but who also had serious acting talent. I loved Armie ever since I saw him in . That he can be so unique and memorable in that and then do something like CALL ME BY YOUR NAME is just a testament to his versatility as an actor.”

The road to casting Boniadi was somewhat different. Though the actress is familiar to audiences for her roles on “How I Met Your Mother,” “Scandal” and “Homeland,” Maras admits that it was not her performances that first impressed him.

10 “I saw her on YouTube in a talk she gave as a spokesperson for Amnesty International,” the director says. “And seriously, just the poise and and confidence with which she held herself, the passion in her voice, the compassion in her eyes. She's involved, she's a real citizen of the world. Her family had to flee from Iran when the Ayatollah came in and she speaks perfect Farsi. I wanted to cast her literally right then and there, watching her on YouTube.”

Boniadi is touched that her passion for human rights intertwined with becomes a part of the film. “Frankly, that meant the world to me when Anthony told me,” she says. “He noticed those things about me in a speech I wrote and delivered as myself, not in a fictional role I had played. I have a lot of apprehensions and fears in my life but, strangely, taking on foreign dictators and speaking truth to power has never been one of them. And I definitely tapped into that facet of myself when I played Zahra.”

Zahra is based on two women who were in the Taj during the terrorist siege. Crucially important for Boniadi was the evolution that the character experiences in a very short amount of time.

“Her arc was so fascinating to me,” the actress says. “She’s someone who is very privileged and somewhat whimsical about life and hasn’t really had to champion anything. But bullets don't discriminate. And when she’s thrown into a situation like this, they’re all in it together. The situation transcends class and social divides, constructs, and conditioning. It basically becomes all about the triumph of the human spirit against all odds.”

For Boniadi, the scene that most powerfully conveys that message is one in which Zahra is held at gunpoint by one of the terrorists, who intends to kill her. Quietly, she begins to recite a Muslim prayer.

“That was both physically and emotionally grueling,” the actress says. “But I love what it’s saying: Extremism breeds extremism, hate begets hate. Here is this woman who with her stillness and her resolve is breaking through evil. She's facing the gunman straight in the eye. And she is overcoming him with the same verses from the Koran that they've both learned, but are interpreting in opposite ways. Sometimes it’s as simple as showing someone a different path. And that’s such a crucial

11 message for audiences today.”

Discussing the scene between Zahra and the gunman, Maras adds, “It was so important to us that the young gunman’s story culminates when he comes face-to-face with not just a woman, but a woman of the Islamic faith. He goes into that hotel thinking his mission is just, firmly believing in what he's doing, having a moral code that he lives by. And when she stands up to him and recites the prayer, and he's ordered to kill her anyway—that’s when he realizes the hypocrisy of his mission. He realises he’s been sold a lie.”

Maras continues, “The film holds up a mirror to some of our own biases, especially about how the Islamic faith is too often associated with terror. There are some people who only look at the young gunman shouting, ‘Allah Akbar’ and think they’re seeing Islam. But people cannot exclude the fact that one of the main characters in our film, Zahra, is Islamic. They’re not looking at the young woman quietly praying, ‘Allahu Akbar.’”

Says Patel, “The film gives the terrorists a lot of screen time too, and it's in the brush strokes of the story where we start to see how they’re radicalized. The film does present the carnage but actually there are these tiny moments when you see that these guys lack an education, they come from poverty, they're trying to help their families. And it's these deeper issues which need to be addressed. It is more internalized, but we see their conflict as well. Which is very important.”

The depiction of the gunmen—and what compelled their actions—was indeed of the highest importance to Maras. “The perpetrators were all young men, barely out of their teens,” he points out. “Devoid of any formal education, they were prime targets for radicalization by fundamentalist groups. I’m hoping that audiences come away with a more nuanced understanding of how and why these attacks occur.”

Another character who comes face to face with the terrorists, and defies audience expectations, is the gruff Vasili, played by veteran actor Jason Isaacs (“Star Trek: Discovery,” THE PATRIOT, the HARRY POTTER film series). As with Arjun and Zahra, Vasili is a composite of several real-life people who were in the Taj at the time of the attacks, including a playboy business magnate and a special-forces Army officer.

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Maras explains, “We were trying to create a character who has some mystery and enigma to him, though without the stereotypical Russian or Eastern European clichés. He’s someone who at the outset you don't really like, but when the attack begins, there is actually a tenderness to him, to how he relates to some of the other characters.”

Isaacs was drawn into the project precisely because of that duality within the character. “He's unpleasant when you meet him and thus, traditionally in a Hollywood film, he’s the one who will somehow be punished. But this story is much more challenging. He's a very surprising character and he ultimately behaves in ways that no one could have expected.”

He adds, “Generally, the worst thing about barbarism and terrorism is that it can make cowards of us all. But this film reminds us what we're really capable of. Money doesn't define who we are and status doesn't define who we are. What we do defines who we are.”

For the role of Chef Oberoi, the main real-life figure depicted in the film, Maras cast an acting legend in India. Anupam Kher has appeared in more than 500 Bollywood movies during his decades-long career, and has also delivered memorable performances in English-language movies such as THE BIG SICK and SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK. It was Patel who strongly recommended Kher.

Patel recalls, “I knew Anupam had the right vibe, both in terms of his kindness and as real figure of respect.” Maras completely agrees. “I couldn’t have wished for anyone better to play Chef Oberoi onscreen,” the director mentions. “I spent a lot of time interviewing Oberoi in Mumbai and Anupam just feels like him. They’re both men of such warmth and dignity and command.”

Kher was stirred by the opportunity to pay tribute to the victims of the events in Mumbai, the city he calls home. “The tragedy in Mumbai was like a bad dream, but it was real,” he says. “I knew people who were trapped during those days. The impact of such an event can be felt for years. The impact of it made me feel lonely and sad and it made me think a lot about the survivors. In many ways, my performance is the outcome of that impact.”

13 The development of the relationship between Chef Oberoi and Arjun was an aspect of the story that affected both actors. Patel says, “Our characters kind of develop a father-son type dynamic, which is quite beautiful seeing these two men respect each other and embrace. For me, that was the most emotional part of the film actually.”

Of his costar, Kher says, “I react to people in an emotional manner and when you meet Dev Patel you instinctively know that you are meeting a good man with a good heart. Dev does not hide his heart but he is also open to hurt. That’s his compassion. Dev is easy to work with and he’s easy to love.”

The real-life Chef Oberoi also shares his feelings about Kher and his performance: “He does a phenomenal job in the film, very good and very convincing in his acting. I had a chance to tell him that at the Toronto Film Festival, where the movie was launched, and he said something very special to me in response.”

Kher’s words to Chef Oberoi were these: “I hope I did justice to your life and your experience.”

In the Belly of the Beast

With his cast in place, the greatest challenge for Maras and the crew involved the logistics of portraying the Taj onscreen. “Without the cast and the script, nothing happens, obviously,” says Maras. “But the locations were really the linchpin as to whether the film was going to succeed or not. The film is an attempt to place the audience in the belly of the beast, right in the epicenter of one of these attacks.”

As with researching the screenplay, this was an area where staying in the Taj for a month was so critical to understanding how the story would unfold onscreen. “It’s one of the most opulent hotels on earth but we weren’t able to shoot the interiors of the real Taj, because it’s still a fully functioning hotel,” says Maras.

Though the production would film extensively in Mumbai, first several smaller interior scenes were shot in Adelaide, Australia, Maras’s hometown. “Australia was a good place to incubate the

14 production, where we had everyone in a very controlled environment for hotel-room setups, so that the crew and cast could get to know one another. By the time we got to India to do the bulk of the production, it was a well-oiled machine, we knew where we were at and everyone had confidence in the project.”

On location in Mumbai, several scenes were filmed at the real-life sites where the events occurred. The train station that was attacked was filmed at the actual CST station. In the film’s opening scene, the gunmen arrive by boat at the same beachside fishing village the real-life perpetrators landed at in 2008. Maras recalls, “Some of the fishmongers who live in that fishing village saw us filming and were taken aback, because our actors were dressed as the real gunmen were.”

The film also features real exterior shots of the Taj, plus newsreel footage from 2008.

“But then the huge challenge,” explains the director, “was about how we set about doing the interiors of the hotel. In rooms where we had to have a lot a bullet hits and fire damage and all that sort of stuff, we recreated those parts of the Taj at other locations around Mumbai.”

Maras cites the large front lobby of the Taj, where much of the terrorist shooting and bombing in the film takes place. “That was shot at this huge property just outside of Mumbai. We knew we were going to keep returning to that lobby over the course of the film. So, for example, you see a big bouquet of flowers in all its glory at the start, untouched, in the center of the lobby. And when it’s knocked over, it becomes a visual marker to help orientate the audience. That's our production designer Steven Jones-Evans being really great and clever and smart.”

Maras continues, “All of the kitchen interiors and the bowels of the hotel, meaning all the corridors and stuff that people run down, they were all shot in a five-star hotel in Mumbai that has since closed. We dressed it and filmed in there. A huge part of my wanting to shoot this stuff in India, apart from the obvious reasons of location, was also we wanted to be able to hire people from Mumbai to be extras, so again, that adds a level of authenticity.”

15 Maras had learned an important lesson from his short film THE PALACE. Shooting on location also can assist the actors. “If we see Armie Hammer or Dev Patel crouching down behind a barrel in a place that really feels like the real-life event, there's something extra that they get from that.”

To that end, Maras also devised to have large speakers present on the locations, with the sudden, terrifying sound of gunfire blasting as the actors were working.

Patel remembers, “These massive amps would play gunshots through the set. It was constant gunfire, as would have been, just absolute hell in that siege. It meant that we would constantly be caught off guard. We definitely weren't goofing around too much. You could imagine the level of tension that it brought. But Anthony kept quite a somber tone for these scenes, which seemed appropriate to us all. When I was performing, I was constantly telling myself not to approach this moment as an actor but to just ground everything in a genuine fear.”

Boniadi also recalls, “We were given a sense, a very slight sense, of fighting for our own survival. Physically, emotionally, spiritually. Of course, this wasn't anywhere near as harrowing as what these people actually faced, but there were two days in a row that I was tied on a marble floor along with Armie, belly down, hands tied behind our back, morning to night for two days straight. I went home at night with bruises all over my hip bones, my shoulders, my jaw.” But she adds, “I went home every night feeling so fortunate.”

Boniadi’s onscreen husband also recalls the long and intense shooting days. “We were essentially living inside of a manufactured terror attack for 12 to 15 hours a day,” says Hammer. “It was a challenge for the entire cast.”

Maras explains the motivation behind his method of filming—which also included a separation between the actors playing the gunmen and those playing the hotel staff and guests, to heighten tension between the actors on both sides.

“I felt very early on that we didn't want the audience to ever feel that there was a force field around the big name actors,” he says. “In most movies, you know the actor’s going to survive at least to the third act, because their name’s on the poster. But that was something which I felt would really

16 damage the experience. When I spoke to the survivors and listened to how they get through it, the one glaring thing that came through again and again is they just didn't know what might happen next. They were in absolute fear of being killed, one second, one minute, one hour ahead.”

Patel completely agrees with Maras’s unconventional approach to filming. “That's what the most important thing about this movie,” he says. “Even when a character is doing something noble or selfless, we wanted to take out the heroism from it. We didn't want to make it too filmic. And everything had to be grounded in a deep, deep fear, cause you've got these kids in t-shirts welding AK-47s walking around with dead eyes, having completely been radicalized. You didn't know what was going to happen when the elevator doors open or what was around the corner.”

Vital for a Safer World

A few years ago, Chef Oberoi was visiting Washington D.C. when a woman approached him at a party. “She introduced me to her parents,” he remembers, “and she said, ‘Mom and Dad, this is the man who saved my life.’ She had been in the dining room with her husband. I still remember giving her a Diet Coke and saying to her, ‘Don’t worry, relax.’ And I took her from the dining room into another area of the hotel—and can you imagine that 10 minutes later, the gunmen came into that exact dining room and shot my assistant.”

Maras hopes that the film will ultimately been seen for its message of unity. “The heroic and inspiring way the guests and staff bound together to overcome the most impossible of odds lays at the heart of our film. As does the notion that it’s coming together across cultural, racial, ethnic, religious and economic divides that will lead to a better world.”

Echoing his director’s thoughts, Isaacs points out, “We’re living in a time when we're being told that there's more that separates us than unites us. But this was a real life example of when things could not have been worse. And what happened? People not only banded together, but the essential generosity of those people who were at the bottom of the totem pole showed itself. Those staff of the hotel who could easily have escaped, many of them came back in to help people. They just made something extraordinary and inspiring out of the most terrible situation. The story proves that, ultimately, there's a lot to be optimistic about humanity.”

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Says Hammer, “The movie deals with a horrific attack and it is very intense to watch, but woven expertly into the story by Anthony is a message of hope and humanity. An incredibly diverse group of people were able to set aside their differences in the face of adversity. Many of them overcame a hellish nightmare—and the film shows how the differences we may perceive among each other can very easily be put aside for the good of the group.”

And Boniadi also mentions the theme of unity, which drew her to the project in the first place. “I tend to gravitate towards stories and roles that raise consciousness and awareness, or inspire audiences in some way. This film tells an incredible true story about the resilience of the human spirit and our ability to band together and overcome extreme adversity against all odds. In that sense, it is not only a timely story, but a timeless one.”

Maras hopes that by transporting audiences to the epicenter of these attacks, the film raises questions that extend well beyond the movie theater: How would I react? What would I do? How would I feel? What would I do to help?

“The Mumbai attacks served as a potent wake up call to all who lived through them,” the director says. “They were a transformative experience which led many survivors to effect positive change in their own lives—and to the realization that tolerance, education and understanding across cultures were vital for a safer world for all. I hope our film does justice to this sentiment.”

18 ABOUT THE CAST

Dev Patel (Arjun) catapulted to success in 2008 when he starred in the Academy Award- winning film SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, and received rave reviews for his performance and garnered several award wins including the National Board of Review Award for Best Breakthrough Performance, The British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer, The Broadcast Film Critics’ Choice Award for Best Young Actor, and The Chicago & Washington Film Critics' Awards for Most Promising Performer. In this film, Patel’s character recounts his upbringing in the slums of India while he is accused of cheating on the Indian version of “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” Since then, Patel has expanded his repertoire with acclaimed roles on both big and small screens. Patel will soon begin production on his feature directorial debut with MONKEY MAN, a script he co-wrote and is also producing. The film centers on the Kid (Patel), who emerges from prison to grapple with a world marred by corporate greed and eroding spiritual values. Patel recently wrapped filming in the titular role on THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD, written and directed by Armando Iannucci and based on the novel Charles Dickens. Patel also recently completed production on THE WEDDING GUEST for Sony Pictures, written and directed by Michael Winterbottom and produced by Revolution Films. Patel serves as a producer on the film, a story centered on a mysterious British Muslim man on his journey across Pakistan and India. In January 2018, Patel directed the short film HOME SHOPPER, which debuted at the 2018 . Patel also served as a producer on the project, which stars Armie Hammer and Thomas Sadoski and was written by Ryan Farhoudi and Leigh Whannel. In November 2016, Patel starred as ‘Saroo Brierley’ in the critically-acclaimed film LION, opposite Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara for director Garth Davis. The film is adapted from the memoir “A Long Way Home,” by Saroo Brierley, that tells the story of a young Indian orphan adopted by an Australian couple, who journeys to find his biological family years later. Patel captured the screen as a worthy contender, garnering acting nominations from the Academy Awards, Golden Globes, , and Critics Choice awards. Additionally, Patel took home the Supporting Actor award at the 2017 BAFTAs.

19 In April 2016, Patel starred opposite Jeremy Irons in Matt Browns’ THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY, an IFC production. As a brilliant mathematician with no prior education, he tells a story about struggles of adapting to a new culture, friendship, and breaking barriers. In March 2015, Patel also starred opposite , Sharlto Copley and Sigourney Weaver in Neill Blomkamp's CHAPPIE for Sony & MRC. Patel plays an engineer who has designed an A.I. robot but then is captured by criminals who have their own plans to use his robot. Patel starred in the 2011 film THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL opposite Dame Judi Dench, Dame Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy and Richard Gere. The film, directed by John Madden, became a worldwide commercial success and was nominated for a Golden Globe and SAG Award for Best Picture. Patel played the host of a run-down hotel who charms a few elderly cash-strapped Britons on vacation. He returned with the same cast for the 2015 sequel, THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL. Both films were released by Fox Searchlight Pictures. On the small screen, Patel starred opposite Jeff Daniels and Mortimer in HBO'S Golden Globe nominated series THE NEWSROOM, created by Aaron Sorkin, for which he was nominated for an NAACP Image Award in 2013 for Best Supporting actor for his portrayal of ‘Neal’ in the show. Additionally, Patel appeared on the British teen drama SKINS early in his career, on which he played ‘Anwar Kharral,’ a role written specifically for him. Patel currently resides in Los Angeles.

Armie Hammer (David) received an Independent Spirit Award and Golden Globe nomination for his role in 's CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, opposite Timothee Chalamet. The film premiered to rave reviews at Sundance 2017, before going onto the awards circuit later that year. The film earned BAFTA, Golden Globe and Oscar nominations. Sony Pictures Classics released the film on November 24, 2017. In 2018, Hammer starred in ’s film . Annapurna purchased the film following its debut at Sundance and later released it July 6th. The cast also included , and Omari Hardwick. He was also seen starring in ’s biopic, ON THE BASIS OF SEX, opposite . Hammer portrays the role of Ginsburg’s husband, Martin. released the film December 25th. This year, he will star in Babak Anvari’s WOUNDS, opposite , which will be released on March 29th.

20 In July 2018, Hammer made his Broadway debut in Anna D. Shapiro’s play STRAIGHT WHITE MEN, which opened at the Helen . The cast also includes Josh Charles, Ty Defoe and Paul Schneider. The last performance took place on September 9th. In 2017, Hammer voiced the role of “Jackson Storm” for Pixar’s 3. He also starred in ’s film FREE FALL alongside Cillian Murphy and Brie Larson. The film premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival, earning the People’s Choice Award for ‘Midnight Madness’ and A24 released the film on April 21st In 2016, Hammer appeared in ’s critically acclaimed film alongside Jake Gyllenhaal, Amy Adams and Michael Shannon. Focus Features released the film on November 18, 2016. In 2015, Hammer starred with in the spy thriller THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., playing Russian spy Illya Kuryakin and American agent Napoleon Solo, respectively. The film was released by Warner Brothers on August 14, 2015. In 2013, Hammer starred as the title character in THE , alongside , directed by and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. Hammer earned a 2012 SAG Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of in ’s J. Edgar Hoover biopic J. EDGAR, with a script by . Hammer starred opposite Leonardo DiCaprio. The film was released by Warner Brothers on November 11, 2011. His performance as the Winklevoss twins in the award-winning film THE SOCIAL NETWORK garnered him critical praise and positioned him as one of Hollywood’s breakouts of 2010. Hammer was nominated Most Promising Performer by the Chicago Film Critics Association, and awarded Best Supporting Actor by the Toronto Film Critics Association. The film received a SAG nomination for Best Ensemble, as well as a Best Picture Golden Globe. It was also recognized by both Los Angeles and New York Film Critics, the Broadcast Film Critics Association, National Board of Review and named one of the AFI’s Top 10 Films of the Year.

Nazanin Boniadi (Zahra) is an accomplished British actress in both film and television as well as a passionate, renowned activist. On television, Boniadi stars opposite J.K. Simmons in the critically acclaimed Original series, “Counterpart,” as ‘Claire,’ an enigmatic young woman of curious origin. The story centers on a hapless U.N. employee (Simmons) who discovers the agency he works for is hiding a gateway to a

21 parallel dimension, created by East Germany. Directed by Morten Tyldum and written and created by Justin Marks, the series premiered on December 10, 2017. “Counterpart,” which was renewed for a second season and is currently in production, is set to premiere in 2019. From October 2013 to December 2014, Boniadi previously recurred as ‘Fara Sherazi’ in the Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning drama series, “Homeland,” for which she shared a 2015 SAG-AFTRA Award nomination for “Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series’. Additional television credits include ‘Nora’, in seasons six and seven of CBS’s Comedy, “How I Met Your Mother.” In 2014, she appeared as the notorious ‘Adnan Salif’ in season three of Shonda Rhimes’ ABC hit political drama series, “Scandal.” Additional on screen credits include, the adaptation of BEN-HUR, directed by Timur Bekmambetov, PASSENGERS, directed by Morten Tyldum, THE NEXT THREE DAYS, directed by Paul Haggis, and the first installment of IRON MAN, directed by Jon Favreau, among others. Born in Tehran, Boniadi and her family relocated to London shortly after the Iranian Revolution. While in London, following her early involvement in theater, Boniadi sought to pursue acting and trained in Contemporary Drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts under the supervision of dramaturge, Lloyd Trott. In addition to her passion for the arts, Boniadi is a dedicated human and women’s rights advocate with a focus on Iran. From 2009-2015, she served as a spokesperson for Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) and continues to partner with the non-profit as an Amnesty International Artist of Conscience. In 2014, she was selected for term membership by the Council on Foreign Relations and in 2015, she joined the Board of Directors at the Center for Human Rights in Iran. Boniadi’s advocacy work has taken her to Capitol Hill, British Parliament, and most recently, the Bundestag. Boniadi received her Bachelor of Science degree with honors in Biological Sciences from the University of California, Irvine. During her time at UCI, she received the distinguished “Chang Pin- Chun” Undergraduate Research Award for molecular research involving cancer treatment and heart transplant rejection. Boniadi currently resides in Los Angeles.

Tilda Cobham-Hervey (Sally) “Tilly” is an Australian born actress who most recently wrapped shooting the lead in Cameron Van Hoy’s TIED UP, and the independent movie BURN, shooting opposite Josh Hutcherson and Suki Waterhouse.

22 At the Berlin Film Festival this year, Tilly won the Crystal Bear award for writing and directing her short “A Field Guide to Being a 12-Year-Old Girl.”. Tilda is most known for her breakout performance in 52 TUESDAYS from the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. Her credits also include THE KETTERING INCIDENT series in Australia which she stars in with Elizabeth Debicki, and the series BARRACUDA which she starred in for ABC in Australia.

Anupam Kher (Chef Oberoi) is one of India’s most prominent actors. He has performed in over 100 plays and has been featured in over 500 films. Besides working in Hindi films, he has appeared in many acclaimed international films such as the Golden Globe nominated BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM, Ang Lee's Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion-winning film LUST, David O. Russell's Oscar-winning SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK, and the Sundance hit THE BIG SICK. Kher was recently nominated for a BAFTA for his performance in the BBC TV movie, THE BOY WITH THE TOPKNOT. Last year Kher co-starred in THE FAMILY MAN, which premiered at the 2016 Toronto Film Festival, opposite Gerard Butler, and Alfred Molina. Kher can be seen in ’s international series, SENSE8, created by the Wachowski’s. Most recently, Kher starred in THE BIG SICK opposite Kumail Nanjiani, Ray Romano, Holly Hunter with Judd Apatow producing and Michael Showalter directing. As mentioned above, the film was the 2017 Sundance standout and one of the biggest sales of the festival. It was distributed theatrically by Amazon and Lionsgate to an amazing response, nominated across the board including Kher being nominated for a SAG Award for “Best Ensemble”. Kher also did the miniseries THE INDIAN DETECTIVE for Netflix and the TV movie, THE BOY WITH THE TOPKNOT, for the BBC which he was just nominated for “Best Supporting Actor” at the BAFTA Awards. Kher recently wrapped production on a miniseries opposite Ruth Wilson, also for the BBC, entitled MRS. WILSON. He is currently in production in New York City on the NBC series, NEW AMSTERDAM, which will premiere this Fall. Over the years Kher has been critically acknowledged for his work. He’s received one of India’s most acclaimed awards, the Filmfare Award, five times for the category Best Performance in a Comic Role. He also won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Vijay. Previously he was the chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification and National School of Drama in India. Currently he’s the chairman at Actor Prepares in Mumbai. The Government of India honored Kher with both the Padma Shri in 2004 and the Padma Bhushan in

23 2016, one of the highest honors given in India, for his contribution to cinema and the arts. In the past 12 months, Kher won “Best Supporting Actor” at the iifa Awards in NY, India’s equivalent to the Academy Awards, he was nominated for a SAG Award in the United States, and nominated for a BAFTA in the UK. He also has a massive following online with over 13 million Twitter followers and over two million followers. Beyond acting, Kher is a teacher, author, motivational speaker, and an activist. He is the Goodwill Ambassador of the Pratham Educational Foundation, which works towards a general social change for all by focusing on the education of children; is a champion of gender equality; founded an acting school and was ranked #12 on Richtopia’s 2017 list of top 200 authors in the world. Kher is married to fellow actress, Kirron Kher, and resides in Mumbai, India.

Jason Isaacs (Vasili) began his acting career at Bristol University, where he studied Law, but found himself acting, producing, writing and directing most of the time. After graduation, he trained for three years at London's prestigious Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. He is a Golden Globe, BAFTA, International Emmy Award, Critic's Circle and Critic’s Choice Award- nominated actor. In 2000, his breakout role as Colonel William Tavington in Roland Emmerich's feature film The Patriot garnered him numerous nominations, including one from the British Film Critics' Circle. Two years later, Isaacs began his role as Lucius Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. He went on to reprise the role and garner global recognition in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and in the last two films, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Parts I and II. Most recently, he has been seen in the genre-bending breakout Netflix series The OA and is set to return for a second season of the hit show early next year and can also be seen as Captain Lorca in the CBS All Access /Netflix series Star Trek: Discovery. Isaacs’ extensive film credits include the war films Fury, Black Hawk Down, Green Zone, Windtalkers and Field of Lost Shoes, the fantasy films Armageddon, Event Horizon, Dragonheart, Peter Pan and The Tuxedo, the indie hits and festival award winners Friends with Money, Skeletons, Stockholm PA, The End of the Affair, Sweetwater, Passionada, The Infiltrator, Rio I Love You, Nine Lives, Good - which he also produced - as well as Sweet November, Abduction and Soldier. Isaacs has multiple awards and nominations for his television roles in both America and Britain, including the BAFTA “Best Actor” nomination for The Curse of Steptoe and a Golden

24 Globe nomination for “Best Performance by an Actor in a -Series or Motion Picture Made for Television” for the BBC's The State Within. Critics raved over his performances in C4’s Scars and Lynda LaPlante’s Civvies for the BBC and as Michael Caffee in three seasons of Showtime’s Peabody Award-winning series Brotherhood, for which he was nominated for a Satellite Award as “Best Leading Actor.” He later won that award for starring as Jackson Brodie in series one and two of the BBC’s Case Histories, which he also executive produced. The role also garnered him various other nominations including an International Emmy Award for “Best Leading Actor.” Case Histories also won the BAFTA Scotland Award for “Best Drama Series.” Isaacs produced and starred as Detective Michael Britten in the NBC drama Awake and starred as an FBI agent trying to prevent the end of the world in contemporary Jerusalem in the event series Dig, from the creators of Homeland and Heroes. He also appeared in The West Wing and Entourage and, in Britain, in The Fix for Paul Greengrass, Inspector Morse directed by Danny Boyle and as identical twins in Taggart. On stage, Isaacs created the role of Louis in the award-winning Royal National Theatre production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Angels in America and has performed to packed houses at London’s Royal Court, Almeida Theatre and Trafalgar theatre, where he also starred in a sell-out run of Pinter’s The Dumb Waiter with comedian Lee Evans. Isaacs recent film roles include the thriller A Cure For Wellness directed by Gore Verbinsk and Red Dog: True Blue, a sequel to the phenomenally successful Australian film. Isaacs also voiced, The Inquisitor in Star Wars Rebels, Admiral Zhao in Avatar -The Last Airbender and Sidley in Cars 2. He also recently voiced Dracula in the animated comedy Monster Family, which features the voices of Frost, Catherine Tate and Emily Watson. Other recent projects include: the political satire The Death of Stalin from Veep creator Armando Iannucci; thriller Look Away from award-winning Israeli filmmaker Assaf Bernstein and London Fields. Isaacs will next be seen in the highly anticipated Netflix’ sequel The OA Part II and Hotel Mumbai opposite Dev Patel and Armie Hammer.

25 ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS

Anthony Maras (Director/Writer/Editor) is a multi award winning Greek-Australian filmmaker, who has carved a reputation for tackling ambitious, large-scale, character driven stories, often shot on location in difficult circumstances. Anthony’s short film THE PALACE, which he directed, wrote, produced and edited, was set during the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, and shot along the UN Green Line in Nicosia. THE PALACE had its international premiere at the Telluride Film Festival and won awards at over 20 festivals internationally. The film was one of six selected by the Cesar Awards/French Film Academy to screen at the Golden Nights of Short Film at the UNESCO World Headquarters in Paris. THE PALACE won Best Short Film and Best Short Screenplay at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (AACTAs). This marks Anthony’s third AACTA Award, having also won Best Short Film for his police drama SPIKE UP. Anthony was also nominated for the same award for his first film AZADI, which explored the plight of Afghan refugees in Australian detention centers. Anthony’s work has premiered or won awards at film festivals the world over, including: Telluride FF, Rotterdam IFF, Palm Springs IFSF, Santa Barbara IFF, Austin FF, Valladolid FF, Hamptons FF, Flickerfest SFF, Adelaide FF, Melbourne FF, FF, Beverly Hills FF, Bilbao ISFF, Sao Paulo IFF, Los Angeles ISFF, Interfilm Berlin ISFF, Rome IFF, Fort Lauderdale IFF, Athens IFF, Vermont IFF, Bermuda IFF, Drama IFF, Tiburon IFF, Berkshire IFF, Festival du Film Court de Mont-Tremblant, Australian FF, St Kilda FF, IF Awards, ADG Awards and AWG Awards. Co-written with John Collee, HOTEL MUMBAI is Anthony’s directorial feature film debut. The film screened to rave reviews and strong audience response at its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival and its Australian premiere at where it won the Rising Sun Audience Award for Best Film. Maras was named one of Variety’s top 10 directors to watch in 2018.

John Collee (Writer/Executive Producer) co-wrote HOTEL MUMBAI with director Anthony Maras.

26 A year of John's childhood was spent in India, which also provided the inspiration for his first novel "Kingsley's Touch". Prior to his current career as a screenwriter he travelled widely as a trauma doctor and medical journalist. After adapting his second novel "Paper Mask" he turned his hand to screenwriting. Subsequent films - often co-written with their respective directors - range from blockbuster action as the Oscar nominated MASTER AND COMMANDER with director Peter Weir - to historical dramas such as CREATION, and animated family movies such as WALKING WITH DINOSAURS 3D and the Oscar-winning HAPPY FEET with director George Miller. His foreign-language films include Chinese language hit WOLF TOTEM and, most recently, TANNA, which was nominated in 2017 for Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. Current projects are JUST CAUSE for Brad Peyton/ Warner Bros, based on the popular video game, plus a TV series with Mel Gibson and a rewrite of LITTLE DRAGON, a movie about the early life of Bruce Lee, filming this year in Hong Kong and the UK with Shekhar Kapur directing. His other writing credits include: “Bergerac” (four TV episodes) for BBC1 1988-1990, “Star Cops” (three TV episodes) for BBC2 1988, “The Heart Surgeon” (two-part TV serial) for BBC1 1997, “Happy Feet” (2006) credited with director and co-directors. Recently he wrote THE LEGEND OF TARZAN – based on the novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs and The Patriarch – based on a novel by Witi Ihimaera. He has also served as Executive producer on feature films, SON OF A GUN which starred Ewan McGregor and Alicia Vikander and THE WATER DIVINER starring and directed by Russell Crowe as well as the short film “The Guests”.

Basil Iwanyk (Producer) is the founder and owner of Thunder Road Pictures, which he started in 2004. In 2017, he produced the action crime-thriller SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO, starring Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin reprising their respective roles from 2015’s SICARIO. Recent film credits include: A STAR IS BORN starring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga; THE CURRENT WAR, an upcoming American biographical historical film, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Michael Shannon; ROBIN HOOD, a gritty reimagining of the classic Robin Hood tale starring Taron Egerton in the titular role; the action thriller THREE SECONDS starring Joel Kinnaman, Rosamund Pike, Common and ; and A PRIVATE WAR, starring

27 Rosamund Pike and Jamie Dornan, directed by Matthew Heineman. Thunder Road is currently in production on the third installment of the popular JOHN WICK franchise, starring Keanu Reeves. Past films include: the actioner JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 and JOHN WICK starring Keanu Reeves, both of which were critical and commercial successes; the Oscar nominated SICARIO; the critically acclaimed drama THE TOWN, directed by Ben Affleck; the epic action adventure CLASH OF THE TITANS, and its sequel, WRATH OF THE TITANS; three installments of THE EXPENDABLES; BROOKLYN'S FINEST; and WE ARE MARSHALL.

Gary Hamilton (Producer) is a world-renowned film producer whose career in the arts and entertainment industry spans over 30 years of ingenuity, proactive dedication and international success. He has played a pivotal role in launching the careers of such international superstars as Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Baz Luhrmann, Hugh Jackman and . named Mr. Hamilton as the most influential person in the private sector of the Australian film industry and Encore magazine placed him among Australia’s top producers. His recent producing credits include the Academy Award and Indie Spirit Award nominated FIRST REFORMED from writer/director Paul Schrader, starring Ethan Hawke and Amanda Seyfried, released by A24, and the action adventure JUNGLE starring Daniel Radcliffe released by eOne in North America. Hamilton’s numerous producing and executive producing credits include such films as PREDESTINATION starring Ethan Hawke released through Sony Pictures, DOG EAT DOG starring Nicolas Cage and Willem Dafoe directed and written by Paul Schrader, Australia’s hit comedy A FEW BEST MEN, THE COURIER starring Chinese star Josie Ho released through Well Go USA, OUTCAST starring Nicolas Cage released through eOne, RECLAIM starring John Cusack released through Lionsgate, LAST KNIGHTS starring Clive Owen and Morgan Freeman, BEOWULF & GRENDEL starring Gerard Butler, and LORD OF WAR, starring Nicolas Cage, Ethan Hawke and . Hamilton’s films slated for theatrical release include the powerhouse actioner TRIPLE THREAT starring Chinese stars Jaa, Iko Uwais and Tiger Chen, and the Vietnamese action thriller FURIE both films to be released by Well Go USA, and GUARDIANS OF THE TOMB starring Kellan Lutz, Kelsey Grammer and Li Bingbing. Upcoming feature film productions include KILLER 10 to be directed by Phillip Noyce and the sci-fi thriller POSSESSOR starring Andrea

28 Riseborough and Christopher Abbott, directed by Brandon Cronenberg set to be released by Well Go USA. Gary Hamilton founded Arclight Films, one of the world’s leading independent film financing and sales companies, in 2002. With a focus on medium to high budget theatrical films, the company has a library of over 300 titles including the titles produced by Hamilton. Under the Arclight Films sales banner, Hamilton has represented such films as the 2004 Best Picture Oscar® winner CRASH and the 2007 Golden Globe® Best Picture Nominee BOBBY. Arclight’s sales labels include Easternlight, the specialty arm showcasing Asian cinema that represented the worldwide blockbuster FORBIDDEN KINGDOM starring Jackie Chan and Let Li, and Darclight Films, the edgy genre-driven division that produced worldwide horror hits WOLF CREEK, WOLF CREEK 2 and BAIT 3D that grossed more than $30M worldwide and has become the most successful Australian Film in the history of Chinese cinema. Arclight Films has offices in Los Angeles, Sydney, Beijing, Hong Kong and Toronto. Hailing from Australia, Hamilton currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife, producer Ying Ye, and their family.

Mike Gabrawy (Producer) Arclight Films’ Chief Creative Officer, got his start in the entertainment industry in the early 1990s working in various roles in production. Before coming to Arclight Films, Gabrawy was responsible for acquiring and developing the Sony PlayStation game RESIDENT EVIL via his production and development position at Constantin Films. RESIDENT EVIL the film went on to become Sony ScreenGems’ highest grossing film in 2002. It has gone on to become one of the most successful franchises of all time earning over a billion dollars worldwide. The franchise is now second only to SPIDER-MAN for Sony. During his tenure at Constantin he developed several projects based on comic book classics including “Fantastic Four” and “Silver Surfer”. Before these commercial milestones, Gabrawy moved through the ranks of production gaining invaluable experience and forging strong industry relationships in various posts on major releases such as NAKED GUN 33 1/3, A LITTLE PRINCESS, STARGATE, WATERWORLD, and INDEPENDENCE DAY. Gabrawy left Constantin the early 2000’s and went on to produce numerous independent films before joining Arclight Films in 2008 to ramp up Arclight’s involvement in the rapidly growing international co-production world. His vast knowledge of the industry and hands-on experience in

29 film production and development has been vital to the company’s growth and success in providing an expert who, at the same time, speaks the language of the filmmaker and understands what it takes to finance and sell a film. Gabrawy has maintained his position as an independent producer and executive producer on myriad projects all along the way. Since joining Arclight he has produced numerous films including THE COURIER directed by Academy Award Nominee Hany Abu-Assad and BAIT 3D which premiered at the 2012 Venice Film Festival and went on to become the highest grossing independent film released in China. Most recently Gabrawy served as an executive producer on the Australian-Chinese co-production action-adventure film GUARDIANS OF THE TOMB starring Kellan Lutz and Li Bingbing, produced the true-life survival thriller JUNGLE starring Daniel Radcliffe and TRIPLE THREAT starring Tony Jaa, Iko Uwais and Tiger Chen. Gabrawy is currently developing several high-profile projects including; Sci Fi actioner SILICON CITY, and the thriller LIGHTS OUT. His next films include the survival thriller DEEP WATER, World War II actioner KILLER 10 to be directed by Phil Noyce, and a live action version of MULAN written by Jan Sardi (SHINE, THE NOTEBOOK) to be directed by Shekhar Kapur (ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE) Gabrawy was born in Cairo Egypt, grew up in Saint Louis, Missouri, the Paris of the Midwest, where he attended Chaminade College Preparatory before moving onto the University of Kansas where he graduated cum laude in Film Studies. He has been in Los Angeles for over twenty years and currently lives in Pasadena with his wife, son and daughter.

Julie Ryan (Producer) has produced, co-produced or executive produced fourteen feature films, two broadcast documentaries and one international short film over the last twenty years. Her credits include Australian box office smash hit RED DOG; and festival favorites TEN CANOES (Jury Prize, Un Certain Regard, Cannes Film Festival 2006); SATELLITE BOY (TIFF 2012, Berlin Film Festival 2013); MY TEHRAN FOR SALE (TIFF 2009); ALEXANDRA’S PROJECT (Berlin Film Festival 2003); THE TRACKER (Venice Film Festival 2002); TRACKS(Venice, TIFF & Telluride Film Festivals 2013); 100 BLOODY ACRES (Winner, Best Film, Midnight X-treme, Sitges Film Festival 2013); and SCARE CAMPAIGN (Winner Best Film, MonsterFest Melbourne 2015). HOTEL MUMBAI (World Premiere, TIFF 2018) reunites her with multi- award winning director Anthony Maras, THE PALACE (Telluride Film Festival 2011, AACTA Award Best Short

30 2012). In 2019, Julie is producing the family feature H IS FOR HAPPINESS, based on the celebrated book My Life As An Alphabet, with award winning director John Sheedy. Julie has been nominated for seven AFI/AACTA Best Film awards winning for RED DOG and TEN CANOES, and (as Executive Producer) for the international short film THE PALACE. She has shot films in many remote regions around Australia including Arnhem Land, the Kimberley, the Pilbara, Alice Springs and the Flinders Ranges. Internationally, she has shot films in Iran, Cyprus, the jungle of French Guiana, and most recently, in India. Her production company, Cyan Films, is based in Adelaide, South Australia.

Andrew Ogilvie (Producer) is a highly experienced producer who has, over the last 25 years built his Western Australian based company, Electric Pictures, into an internationally acclaimed maker of award winning television documentaries. During this period the company has produced more than 70 hours of programming. The production of HOTEL MUMBAI was inspired by SURVIVING MUMBAI, a documentary about the terrorist attacks that Electric Pictures produced in 2009. SURVIVING MUMBAI also provided valuable research materials for the film, which were put together over an intense six-month research period immediately following the attacks in 2008. SURVIVING MUMBAI attracted critical acclaim when it was broadcast around the world in 2009. In 2010, amongst other awards, in received two Emmy nominations – one for Outstanding Historical Programming and another for Outstanding Research.

Joe Thomas (Producer), Co-Founder and CEO of Xeitgeist Entertainment Group, hails from an executive management background. Joe has recently produced alongside Academy Award- winning producer Edward R. Pressman, THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY (starring Jeremy Irons and Dev Patel) and DAMASCUS COVER (starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers and John Hurt). While actively developing a solid slate of projects, Joe has successfully focused on cultivating talent specifically first time feature film directors. In 2014 Joe created the International ShowBiz Expo promoting business and skills sharing in the UAE. He is currently an advisor to S’YA Concept, a development fund focused on upstream investments for film, television and Virtual Reality content. He also serves on the board of The Morris Foundation.

31 Ying Ye (Executive Producer) is a feature film producer, sales agent and acquisitions executive who expertly traverses the Chinese and global entertainment industries. Ye is also serves as the Managing Director of Easternlight Films, the specialty arm of Arclight Films showcasing Asian cinema with the largest film library of any non-Asian-based indie film label. Launched in 2005, the label includes titles such classic titles as SNOW GIRL AND THE DARK CRYSTAL starring Bingbing Li, BADGES OF FURY starring Jet Li, WOLF WARRIOR starring Wu Jing (which opened #1 at the Chinese Box Office, earning more than $32.5M in one weekend), SPECIAL ID starring Donnie Yen, FORBIDDEN KINGDOM starring Jackie Chan and Jet Li, DANGEROUS LIAISONS starring Ziyi Zhang, and legendary auteur Chen Kaige's SACRIFICE. In her role at Easternlight, Ye has been instrumental in the production of a number of the films as well as acquisitions and foreign sales. Titles produced by Ye include the upcoming powerhouse actioner TRIPLE THREAT starring breakout Chinese star Celina Jade star of WOLF WARRIOR 2, which has earned over $650 million at the Chinese box office and the highly anticipated GUARDIANS OF THE TOMB starring BingBing Li, Kellan Lutz, and Kelsey Grammer, OUTCAST with Nicolas Cage and Hayden Christensen and Yifei Liu and BAIT 3D which has grossed more than $30M in China 2013 and has become the most successful Australian Films in the history of Chinese cinema. As an independent producer, Ye is currently preparing a slate of Chinese government approved co-productions and manages strong relationships with major Chinese companies including China Film Group, Wanda, and Jetsen. In 2016, Arclight Films signed a 3-picture co-production deal with Wanda, one of only three deals signed with US production companies including Lionsgate Entertainment and Legendary Films. Outside of Easternlight, Ye’s numerous producing and executive producing credits include Paul Schrader’s critically-acclaimed, Oscar and Indie Spirit Award nominated FIRST REFORMED starring Ethan Hawke and Amanda Seyfried released by A24, and the action adventure JUNGLE starring Daniel Radcliffe released October 2017 by eOne in North America, PAPER PLANES starring Sam Worthington, and RECLAIM starring John Cusack and Ryan Phillippe.

Kent Kubena (Executive Producer) is currently EVP of Film & TV Development/Production for Rock Paper Scissors Entertainment in Santa Monica, California. Among his upcoming RPSE projects are executive producing the Margaret Atwood trilogy

32 MADDADDAM for Paramount Television Studios, the documentary series Slice of Life with Ellen DeGeneres for Apple TV, and the feature film EMILY THE CRIMINAL starring Aubrey Plaza. Kubena also produced Tennis Channel/RPSE critically acclaimed documentary STROKES OF GENIUS featuring tennis legends Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Prior to RPSE, Kubena served as EVP of Film & TV Development/Production for producer Basil Iwanyk’s Thunder Road Pictures. Thunder Road’s most recent films include director Denis Villeneuve’s border thriller SICARIO starring Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin and Benicio Del Toro, Ben Affleck’s award-winning THE TOWN, the critically acclaimed Keanu Reeves action franchise JOHN WICK, the epic adventures WRATH OF THE TITANS and CLASH OF THE TITANS, and the highly successful EXPENDABLES series. Kubena also executive produced 2017’s actioner 24 HOURS TO LIVE starring Ethan Hawke and Liam Cunningham (“Game of Thrones”). Kubena also oversaw all of Thunder Road’s television development, including executive producing the CW Network series “The Messengers” starring Diogo Morgado (Son of God) and Shantel VanSanten (Shooter). He set up additional television projects at HBO, NBC, TNT, AMC, FOX, USA and BBC America. Prior to Thunder Road, Kubena served as Head of Feature Film Development for billionaire partners Mark Cuban & Todd Wagner’s 2929 Productions (THE ROAD, GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK). Some of Kubena’s 2929 producing credits include the critically acclaimed AKEELAH AND THE BEE, the /Olivia Wilde thriller TURISTAS, and the horror film BLACK CHRISTIMAS. Kubena began his career producing national television commercials and then moved to Los Angeles to work in the talent department at CAA. Not long after, he was recruited by Academy Award-winners Matt Damon and Ben Affleck to run their first production company: Pearl Street Productions / LivePlanet. There, Kubena developed the Emmy-nominated HBO series “Project Greenlight” and served as its co-producer. He also designed the project’s unique online screenplay contest which instantly became the largest in the world. Kubena hails from Houston, and lives with his lovely wife and two cute daughters in Sherman Oaks, California.

Joseph N. Cohen (Executive Producer) is a graduate of Yale and Oxford and is highly regarded for his investment banking and media expertise. Prior to becoming President and Chief Operating Officer of Largo Entertainment in 1989, followed by co-chairmanship of

33 Intermedia/Film Equities in 1994, Cohen held senior positions at several of the leading investment banking firms, including N.M. Rothschild & Sons, Salomon Brothers, Lehman Brothers Kuhn Loeb, Orion Royal Bank and Samuel Montagu. For the past thirty years he has focused his efforts on the entertainment and media industries and is active in motion picture, television and other media financing throughout the world. Cohen’s involvement in the motion picture industry began in the UK in 1980, where he pioneered the use of tax-based lease financing for feature films and with several partners, including Samuel Montagu and Investors in Industry, financed over GBP 400 million of UK-qualified production. Cohen also founded Canadian Entertainment Investors (C.E.I.), which was one of the leading financiers for the Canadian film and television industry and which pioneered the use of public limited partnership offerings to finance Canadian-qualified productions. In December 1993, Cohen completed a four-year term as President and Chief Operating Officer of Largo Entertainment, the joint venture between JVC/Victor Company of Japan Ltd. and Hollywood producer Lawrence Gordon. Cohen advised JVC on the creation of Largo and under his tenure, Largo produced several major box office hits including POINT BREAK, UNLAWFUL ENTRY and TIMECOP as well as the critically acclaimed film MALCOLM X, which it co-financed with Warner Bros. Cohen is also an active producer and financier of motion pictures. Producer credits include the Showtime Original Movie BEYOND FORGIVENESS, starring Thomas Ian Griffith and Rutger Hauer (1995), and SOLO, starring Mario Van Peebles, for Sony Pictures Entertainment (1996). Executive Producer credits include IRON EAGLE IV, starring Lou Gossett, Jr (1995); THE ASSIGNMENT, starring Aidan Quinn, Donald Sutherland and , for Sony Pictures Entertainment (1997); WING COMMANDER, starring Freddie Prinze, Jr., Matthew Lillard and Saffron Burrows, for Twentieth Century Fox (1999); DELIVERING MILO, starring Albert Finney and Bridget Fonda (2001); JANE DOE, starring Teri Hatcher and Rob Lowe (2001); FEAR X, starring John Turturro (2003); MASKED AND ANONYMOUS, starring Bob Dylan, John Goodman, Jessica Lange and Jeff Bridges (2003) and THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY (2016) starring Dev Patel and Jeremy Irons. In 1996, Cohen retired as Co-Chairman of InterMedia/Film Equities to form American Entertainment Investors. Cohen was instrumental in the creation of Alcon Entertainment, an independent production company established by Frederick W. Smith, Chairman and Founder of Federal Express Corp.

34 AEI advises a number of other independent production, and distribution companies, including River Road which won the Oscar for 12 YEARS A SLAVE in 2014 and Black Label Media, on all aspects of finance, distribution, strategic planning and acquisitions. In 2010, AEI advised Goldman Sachs and Assured Guaranty, the primary creditors of , on a restructuring of the company. AEI now serves as the Administrator of Portfolio Funding Company, LLC. Other prominent transactions in which Cohen has been involved include representing the Saleh family in the sale of the Angelika Theater; valuing Prism Entertainment after its bankruptcy filing; advising Pioneer Electronics with regard to Carolco Pictures' bankruptcy proceedings; raising debt financing for Showscan Entertainment and the Left Bank Group; advising on the construction of a major new international theme park; advising a major minority shareholder on the divestiture of his shares in a large regional broadcaster; advising a major public company on the sale of its television library; and advising two Hollywood studios on international co-financing transactions. Cohen has also represented such clients as JVC/Victor Company of Japan, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Shepperton Studios, Japan Satellite Broadcasting, Penta Film, Showscan Entertainment, Scott Free Productions, Rizzoli Corriere della Sera, Alliance Entertainment, as well as several of the major Hollywood studios. Prominent transactions included the structuring and negotiating of U.S. theatrical, home video, and television distribution arrangements on behalf of Polygram International; advising an investment group headed by directors Ridley and Tony Scott on the purchase of Shepperton Studios; representing George Harrison on the sale of his film production company, Hand Made Films; and initiating and negotiating the sale of King's Road's library. Cohen also advised both Dean Witter and E.F. Hutton in the area of motion picture limited partnership investment. From 2006 to 2010, Cohen co-managed EF Solutions LLC, which invested in a broad range of project financings for the film and television industries, including super- gap loans, prints and advertising funding, bridge financing, monetizing soft money benefits and financing library acquisitions. EFS provided mezzanine financing for the 2009 Academy-Award winning film THE HURT LOCKER. With a proven track record of creative and sophisticated financial strategies, Cohen is recognized as an innovative leader in international investment banking and entertainment finance. He is considered an authority on the subject and has spoken before the American Film Market,

35 Wertheim Schroder/Variety Seminar, Paul Kagan Seminars, the L.A. County Bar Association, UCLA, Cinetex, Festival of Festivals, and other organizations in media and entertainment, and has published several articles in the field. Cohen is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture, Arts and Sciences and was adjunct professor in The Peter Stark Producing Program in the University of Southern California Graduate School of Cinema/ Television for sixteen years. In addition, he is a Trustee of the Yale Library Associates and is a member of the Board of Governors of the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation. He is a past director of PacWest Bancorp.

Gary Ellis (Executive Producer) serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Ariel Film Management and co-manages a Mezzanine fund with American Entertainment Investors, Ariel Film Partners, which concentrates on gap and preferred equity financing of films. Mr. Ellis was first introduced to film financing in 2011 during the pre-production of WORDS AND PICTURES starring Juliette Binoche and Clive Owen. This was followed by raising equity for the film 5 FLIGHTS UP starring Diane Keaton and Morgan Freeman. In 2015, Ariel Film Partners, a Mezzanine fund, was formed to invest in films and provide Gap Financing. Ariel’s first film was THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY, starting Dev Patel and Jeremy Irons. Mr. Ellis was Executive Producer on both 5 FLIGHTS UP and THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY. Several films followed including DAMASCUS COVER. Prior to Ariel Film Management, Mr. Ellis was Chief Financial Officer for Manu Propria Entertainment and was involved in raising equity for films such as A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES starring Liam Neeson and WOMAN IN BLACK 2. Mr. Ellis has been Chief Financial Officer for several Real Estate Development Firms and has been in Real Estate Development and Healthcare Management for more than 25 years. Mr. Ellis also has experience in the Telecom and Green Energy industries. Mr. Ellis is a graduate of Texas Tech University and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Finance.

Nick Remy Matthews (Director of Photography) has a varied background in cinematography and directing and previously worked with Anthony Maras on the award-winning short, THE PALACE as well as SPIKED UP and AZADI. His recent work has included 2nd Unit Director Of Photography on ORANGES AND SUNSHINE for Director Jim Loach starring Emily Watson and Hugo Weaving; B camera

36 Cinematographer/Stills Photography on SHUT UP LITTLE MAN for Director Matt Bate; Director Of Photography on BROKEN HILL, a US production shot in Australia which won the ACS Gold Award in 2009. He was second unit Director of Photography on BEAUTIFUL KATE for director Rachel Ward starring Ben Mendelsohn, Rachel Griffiths and Bryan Brown. BEAUTIFUL KATE was nominated for AFI Best Cinematography. Previously he was Director of Photography on 2:37 for Director Muriali K. Thalluri, starring and Joel McKenzie. 2:37 played at the Cannes Film Festival as well as Toronto, Melbourne and Tokyo Festivals and was the ACS Gold Award winner for 2006. That year he was also Director of Photography on MODERN LOVE for Director Alex Frayne, and won Best Foreign Film at the European Independent Film Festival and ACS Silver Award. He was second unit Director of Photography on LIKE MINDS for Director Gregory J. Reed and he was Video Unit Cinematography on LOOK BOTH WAYS for Director Sarah Watt. Nick has also directed many commercials for companies and brands including Bene: Aged Care Italian Style; SA Motor Accident Commission: Everyone Can See You; Adelaide Film Festival; Beyond Bank: Complete Home Loan Package and Beyond Bank: Thank You; State Opera of SA; University of Adelaide: Seek Light; Royal Adelaide Show, to mention a small number. As a Director, his first feature film was ONE EYED GIRL and starred Steve Le Marquand, Mark Leonard Winter, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Kate Cheel, Craig Behenna, Matt Crook. The film won the Dark Matters Jury Award at the Austin Film Festival, named Best Feature, Audience Choice at the Beverly Hills Film Festival and was Opening Night at the First Time Fest in New York. He also directed the short film “Collision” which screened at the Melbourne, Oberhausen and Palm Springs Film Festivals as well as the short documentary Justice is Served. His other directed short films include “Death of a Bogan”, “Sunday”, and he was Cinematographer on other shorts namely “The Moment”, “Stunt Love”, “Paper Planes”, “Cropped”, “Bad Language”, “The Kiss” named Best Short Sydney Film Festival, won AFI Outstanding Achievement in Short Film Cinematography, AFI Best Short, Best Cinematography Sasa Awards and Best Cinematography Flickerfest. Other shorts include “Jackie’s Spring Palace”, “The Longing” winner ACS Gold Award and The Waiter. Nick has directed music videos and in his early career worked in UK and France on various productions including cinematography on the dramatized documentary A LOVE SUPREME and

37 also worked on BBC TV Series ARMADILLO, in addition to ABOUT A BOY and BAND OF BROTHERS.

Steven Jones Evans (Production Designer) is a multi-award winning production designer. Most recently he was nominated for AACTA Awards and APGA Awards in Production Design for PARTISAN, THE RAILWAY MAN, ADORATION, THE BURNING MAN, THE HUNTER and THE TREE. He was nominated by the AFI for Production Design on THE CHILDREN OF HUANG SHI and OYSTER FARMER as well as SIAM SUNSET, LOVE SERENADE and ROMPER STOMPER. He won the AFI Award for Production Design on Metal Skin, and both the AFI and IF Awards for Ned Kelly. His prolific career has seen him create a complete variety of sets from futuristic to classic locations. His production design credits include Simon Baker’s directorial debut, THE DAUGHTER for director Simon Stone, PARTISAN for Ariel Kleinman starring Vincent Cassel, and the award winning THE RAILWAY MAN for director Jonathan Teplizky and starring Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman. Other film credits include ADORE for director Anne Fontaine starring Watts and Robyn Wright, THE HUNTER for director Daniel Netthein starring Willem Dafoe and Sam Neill, BURNING MAN for director Jonathan Teplizky and starring Matthew Goode and Rachel Griffiths, THE TREE directed by Julie Bertuccelli, UNTHINKABLE for director Gregor Jordan and starring Samuel L. Jackson, KNOWING for director Alex Proyas, THE CHILDREN OF HUANG SHI for director Roger Spottiswoode starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers and LIKE MINDS for director Gregory Read and starring Eddie Redmayne. Earlier films include OYSTER FARMER, NED KELLY, AUSTRALIAN RULES, BUFFALO SOLDIERS, WALK THE TALK, CUT, SIAM SUNSET, TWO HANDS, PAWS, TRUE LOVE & CHAOS, LOVE SERENADE, METAL SKIN and ROMPER STOMPER. Steven has also create the design for many notable commercials for products such as Samsung, Cannon, Nike, Virgin Mobile, VW, Cadbury, Toyota Camry, HSBC and Tooheys.

Peter McNulty (Editor) is presently editing WORDS ON BATHROOM WALLS for LD Entertainment and directed by Thor Freudenthal. After moving to Los Angeles from New York, Peter got his start as an assistant editor on such films as PAYBACK , LETHAL WEAPON 4 and X-MEN. He then went on to be an additional editor on Brian Helgeland’s A KNIGHT’S TALE, an

38 associate editor on Andrew Dominik’s THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD and an additional editor on Paul Thomas Anderson’s THERE WILL BE BLOOD, making his lead editorial debut with LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT. After cutting two of Wes Craven’s films, including SCREAM 4, McNulty reunited with Paul Thomas Anderson to edit THE MASTER and then with Brian Helgeland to edit 42 (The Jackie Robinson Story). Next he edited the reboot of ROBOCOP for MGM, directed by Jose Padilha and re-teamed with director Brian Helgeland on LEGEND starring Tom Hardy for . Then he edited MEGAN LEAVEY, for LD Entertainment, directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, who made the acclaimed documentary BLACKFISH.

Volker Bertelmann (Music) (a.k.a. Hauschka) is a composer, songwriter and experimental musician who uses prepared piano as his primary instrument. The prepared piano refers to the technique of resting pieces of paper, marbles, drumsticks and other objects on the strings to produce odd, sometimes randomly generated sounds, that move the instrument in unexpected directions. Hauschka grew up in Germany in the village of Ferndorf, in the district of Siegen- Wittgenstein, North Rhine-Westphalia. The thousand-year-old village was small, with a population of about 1,000 people. He started taking piano lessons when he was nine and in high school, he played in a cover band that won a local Battle of the Bands contest. Being a musician was not an acceptable career path in his family, so Hauschka studied medicine at University in Cologne, although he was still playing in bands. Just before graduation, he examined his career choices and dropped out to do music full time. His first venture was a hip-hop band called God’s Favorite Dog, with his cousin Oliver Lodge-Philips. They had a couple of minor hits and got picked up and dropped by a major label. After experimenting with some avant garde aspect of techno music in a band called Tonetraeger with Torsten “TG” Mauss Hauschka eventually moved to Düsseldorf where he decided to go solo and began to compose contemporary music for piano by combining elements of both classical and pop music traditions. Substantial, Hauschka’s first solo album, blended classical, avant-garde and pop impulses, with an aura of measured melancholy. Then he discovered prepared piano. His experiments with this new instrument changed his approach to music and composing, setting him on a journey of exploration that continues to this day.

39 His albums of prepared piano music include The Prepared Piano, a solo record of spontaneous improvisations; Ferndorf, featuring arrangements for cello, trombone, violin and piano; Salon des Amateurs, with drummers Samuli Kosminen (múm), and Joey Burns and John Convertino (Calexico); Silfra, an improvised collaboration with classical violinist Hilary Hahn. In 2014 Hauschka released Abandoned City which was followed by A NDO C Y, a collection of solo improvisations from the Abandoned City sessions and two extended remixes from the Abandoned City album – Agdam by Devandra Banhart and Stromness by Eluvium as well as 2.11.2014, a live album that includes two 20-minute improvisations for prepared piano, based on the music from Abandoned City. Hauschka’s latest release, What If (2017) finds him adding player pianos to his armoury, something that he has also been exploring in his live performances following the album’s release. In 2018, Hauschka signed an international recording deal with Sony Classical. His first album on the label, which will consist of melodic solo piano works, will be released in early 2019. Hauschka also has built a prolific career in writing scores for films in recent years. Among Hauschka’s earlier film scores are PRAIA DU FUTURO, a Brazilian love story centered on two gay men which became controversial in its home country, FAREWELL, HERR SCHWARZ, which touches upon German/Jewish history and holocaust themes in a mystical way and Craig Macneill’s film THE BOY, about a child who grows up to become a mass murderer. Hauschka’s big breakthrough in the field came through his collaboration with Dustin O’Halloran in scoring LION (2016), directed by Garth Davis and starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara. LION tells the true story of a homeless Indian boy from Calcutta who returns to India 25 years later in search for his birth parents after being adopted by an Australian couple. Their score went on to be nominated for numerous major awards, including an Academy Award, Golden Globe and BAFTA. Other recent score jobs include Baltasar Kormákur’s ADRIFT (2018) starring Shailene Woodley, mini-series PATRICK MELROSE starring Benedict Cumberbatch, James Franco’s IN DUBIOUS BATTLE (2016) and documentary EXODUS (2016) by Hank Levine, which explores the current refugee crisis with individual stories. Hauschka was Composer in Residence for the 2014/15 season of the Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk orchestra in Leipzig where orchestral works by him like Cascades and Drowning were performed. The latter one he co-composed with the Icelandic band múm.

40 Other collaborators include The Alma Quartet, Mandolin player Avi Avital, LA based musician Daniel Wohl, cellist Nicolas Altstaedt, cellist Jeffrey Zeigler formerly of the Kronos Quartet and Samuli Kosminen, drummer of the Icelandic band múm. With the last mentioned as well as Markus Hohti Hauschka composed Swan of Tuonela, a reinterpretation of Jean Sibelius’ tone poem for a ballet choreographed by Finnish circus performer Ville Walo.

Anna Borghesi (Costume Designer) is an award-winning costume designer with over 25 years’ experience across film, television and theatre. Anna’s recent Australian film credits include ALI’S WEDDING (dir. Jeffery Walker/ Matchbox Pictures, 2017), RED DOG: TRUE BLUE (dir. Kriv Stenders/ Roadshow Films, 2016) and SUCKER (dir. Ben Chessell/ Robyn Kershaw, 2015). MAO’S LAST DANCER (dir. Bruce Beresford/ Great Scott Productions, 2009), THE BOOK OF REVELATION (dir. Ana Kokkinos/ Wild hearts Films, 2006) and LOVE’S BROTHER(dir. Jan Sardi/ Great Scott Productions, 2004) all earned Anna AFI and AACTA nominations for best costume design, but it was NED KELLY (dir. Gregor Jordan/ Working Title Films, 2003) for which she won the awards in both categories (AFI & AACTA Awards, Best costume Design 2003). Other credits include: MR ACCIDENT (dir. Yahoo Serious/ Polygram Filmed Entertainment, 2000), HEAD ON (dir. Ana Kokkinos/ Great Scott Productions, 1998), THE WELL (dir. Samantha Lang/ Southern Star, 1997), METAL SKIN (dir. Geoffrey Wright/ Daniel Scharf Productions, 1994), PAPERBACK ROMANCE (dir. Ben Lewin/ Generation Films, 1994), BODY MELT (dir. Phillip Brophy/ Daniel Scharf Productions, 1993) and the Australian classic ROMPER STOMPER (dir. Geoffrey Wright/ AFC, 1992). Anna has also worked on a number of large-scale international productions, such as THE KILLER ELITE (dir. Gary McKendry/ Ambience Entertainment, 2011), THE CONDEMNED (dir. Scott Wiper/ Lionsgate, 2007) DARKNESS FALLS (dir. Jonathan Liebesman/ Revolution Studios, 2003) and PITCH BLACK (dir. David Twohy/ Polygram Filmed Entertainment, 2000). Her television credits include “Romper Stomper” (Roadshow Rough Diamond/ Stan, 2017), “Lowdown” (High Wire Films/ ABC, 2012), “Twentysomething” (High Wire Films, 2011), “Tangle” (Southern Star/ Showcase, 2009), “The Outsider” (Coote Hayes Productions/ Showcase, 2002), “Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story” (Walt Disney Television, 2001), “On the Beach” (Coote Hayes Productions, 2000) and “Sea Change” (Artist Services/ ABC, 1999). Recently Anna

41 production and costume designed the web series “My Chonny Moves In” (prod. Kate Woods, 2015). Anna has worked extensively in theatre, designing costumes for Melbourne Theatre Company, Belvoir Street Theatre, Malthouse Theatre, Queensland Theatre Company and South Australian Theatre Company among others. Most recently Anna wrapped on DIRT MUSIC (Aquarius Films, 2019), the adaptation of Tim Winton’s novel, which reunites her with director Gregor Jordan.

Ann Fay (Casting) is one of Australia’s leading casting agents. As head of Maura Fay Casting she is part of a dynamic, creative and reputable company that has been established for 20 years and is responsible for casting a vast array of projects domestically and internationally. With offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Queensland, affiliates in Los Angeles, New York, London, and Singapore , Maura Fay Casting is respected by actors, producers and directors the world over. Ann had the great privilege of auditioning and casting Heath Ledger in the series “Roar” when he was only seventeen. This introduced Heath to the American market and marked the start of his swift rise to international stardom and critical praise. His maturity and commanding voice were particularly advanced for someone so young. His charming demeanour, engaging personality and great talent indicated a bright future. Amongst many, some of the Australian actors who have appeared in Maura Fay Casting projects over the years include Heath Ledger, Simon Baker, Bryan Brown, Russell Crowe, Judy Davis, Anna Torv, Paul Hogan, Hugh Jackman, Teresa Palmer, Nicole Kidman, Julian McMahon, Olivia Newton-John, Greta Scacchi, Rachael Taylor, Martin Henderson, Jack Thompson and Naomi Watts. Maura Fay Casting continues to introduce upcoming stars to national and international feature films, television series and pilots through close collaborations with noted industry leaders.

Leigh Pickford (Casting) completed a BA in Film and Media Studies at Middlesex University in London and began his career working with esteemed film director and two-time Palme D’Or winner Ken Loach. Leigh worked with Loach and producer O’Brien for five years and was part of the founding team of their production company Sixteen Films. Over that time he worked on a variety of film and television productions. Upon emigrating to Australia in 2004 Leigh’s interest in the craft of acting peaked his desire to pursue a career as a Casting Director. Leigh found

42 the unique challenge of finding and shaping a cast as an authentic representation of a cinematic story was something that stimulated him greatly, leading to a deep passion for the craft. He joined Maura Fay Casting in 2004 and since that time Leigh has cemented his place as one of the most respected and sought after casting directors in Australia. Recent film projects include WINCHESTER with Helen Mirren and Jason Clarke and THREE SUMMERS with esteemed writer/director Ben Elton. Recent television projects include “Reef Break” for ABC International, Reckoning for Sony Pictures Television, “Secret City Series 2” for NBC Universal and the Netflix Original series “Pine Gap.” In October 2018, Leigh was nominated for a prestigious Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award (AACTA) for Best Casting for his work on the Easybeats biopic “Friday on My Mind.” It is the first time the work of casting directors have been honoured as part of the Awards.

Trishann Sarker (Casting) is graduate of Film and Television Institute of India and has credits as a casting director including 2016’s THE FIELD, the TV series “Beecham House,” “Bose: Dead/Alive” and the upcoming drama THE WEDDING GUEST, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Michael Winterbottom and starring Dev Patel. As a casting associate and casting assistant, his impressive resume includes television titles such as Netflix’s series “Sense-8,” HBO’s “Westworld,” Showtime’s “Homeland,” in addition to the films THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY (starring Helen Mirren and executive produced by Steven Spielberg and Oprah Winfrey), THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY (starring Dev Patel), THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL, Disney’s THE JUNGLE BOOK (directed by Jon Favreau) and FURIOUS 7.

43 PRODUCTION CREDITS

SCREEN AUSTRALIA

XEITGEIST ENTERTAINMENT GROUP PRESENT

AN ANTHONY MARAS FILM

IN ASSOCIATION WITH SOUTH AUSTRALIAN FILM CORPORATION AND ARCLIGHT FILMS AND ADELAIDE FILM FESTIVAL DOUBLE GUESS SCREENWEST AND LOTTERYWEST

A HAMILTON FILMS THUNDER ROAD FILMS AND ELECTRIC PICTURES PRODUCTION

HOTEL MUMBAI

Directed by Anthony Maras Written by John Collee & Anthony Maras Produced by Basil Iwanyk p.g.a. Produced by Gary Hamilton Producers Mike Gabrawy p.g.a. Julie Ryan p.g.a. Andrew Ogilvie Produced by Jomon Thomas p.g.a. Executive Producers Ryan Hamilton Ying Ye Simon Williams Maojun Zeng Wei Jiang Executive Producers Kent Kubena Jonathan Fuhrman Executive Producers Anthony Maras Dev Patel John Collee Executive Producers Mark Montgomery Natalya Pavchinskaya Executive Producers Bryce Menzies

44 Andrea Quesnelle Joan Peters Executive Producers Joseph N. Cohen Gary Ellis Richard Toussant Executive Producers Anand Tharmaratnam Masaaki Tanaka Min Li Tan Catherine Prosser Manraj S. Sekhon Simran Bedi Co-Producer Barbara Gibbs Co-Producer Brian Hayes Line Producer India Pravesh Sahni Casting Directors Ann Fay & Leigh Pickford Maura Fay Casting (Australia) Trishaan Sarkar (India) Director of Photography Nick Remy Matthews ACS Production Designer Steven Jones-Evans APDG Costume Designer Anna Borghesi Make-up, Hair and FX Designer Fiona Rees-Jones Editors Peter McNulty Anthony Maras Sound Designer Sam Petty Music by Volker Bertelmann (Hauschka) Music Supervisor Laura Katz VFX Supervisor Marty Pepper

INSPIRED BY THE DOCUMENTARY “SURVIVING MUMBAI”

INDIAN PRODUCTION SERVICES HANDLED BY INDIA TAKE ONE PRODUCTIONS FILMED IN MUMBAI, INDIA

PRODUCED AND FILMED IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA FILMED AT THE ADELAIDE STUDIOS

Cast (Order of Appearance) Imran Amandeep Singh Abdullah Suhail Nayyar Houssam Manoj Mehra Rashid Dinesh Kumar Ismail Amritpal Singh Ajmal Kapil Kumar Netra Arjun Dev Patel

45 Dimple Adithi Kalkunte Butler Jomon Alex Pinder Dilip Vipin Sharma Zahra Nazanin Boniadi David Armie Hammer Sally Tilda Cobham-Hervey Oberoi Anupam Kher Vasili Jason Isaacs Sanjay Gaurav Paswala Bree Eddie Angus McLaren Lani Naina Sareen Vijay Goswani Sachin Joab Mrs Karvelas Chantal Contouri DC Kanu Vitthal Kale DC Vam Nagesh Bhosle Lady Wynn Carmen Duncan Laila (Opthalmologist) Ansuya Nathan

The Bull (Voice) Pawan Singh

Gunmen Raunakk Bhnder Ishan Khanna Harjeet Singh Nitin Dhiman Nisha Mariette Valsan Olga Aradhna Dhawan Kitchen Hand Akhilesh Harsh News Voiceover Pallavi Sharda Receptionist #1 Devyani Mandavgane Receptionist #2 Divya Unny Receptionist #3 Bhidhisha Ghosh Chief Of Police Trishaan Sarkar Zahra’s Mother Mariella Hosseini Police Officer Yogesh Rau Rosemary (Woman Hostage) Carmel Johnson Dimple’s Friend Priti Srivastava Sikh Hotel Guest Puven Pather Wedding Guest Teenager Jesrin Joseph

Bath Maid Takila Wood Baby Gift Maid Dimple Shah Staff Member #1 Ashwani Kumar Staff Member #2 Piazza Priyam Prahba Zenia Starr

46 Doorman Daljinder Singh Nagpal Oberoi’s Assistant Manasi Joshi Chef Manu Rohan Mirchandaney Maître D’ Rodney Afif News Voiceover Ansuya Nathan TV Reporters Marc Iserlis Mona Matthews Abhiroy Singh Lee Perry Mrs Watson Jude Henshaw Imran’s Father Shiv Dev Singh Eion (Irish Hostage) Rory Walker Older Man Mahinga Senger

Line Producer Barbara Gibbs

First Assistant Director Webb

Production Accountant Christine Moran

Script Supervisor Mojgan Khadem

AUSTRALIAN CREW Art Director Marita Mussett Set Decorator Nicki Gardiner Art Department Coordinator Gareth Wilkes Buyer Jen Drake Buyer/Dressers Ben Crabtree Annalisa Francesca Props Master Christine Lynch Standby Props Geoff Tarr Assistant Standby Props Tori Wendt Standby Plumber Kory Williams Graphic Artist Marc “Pop” Allen Draftspersons Enzo Ferraro Charles Whittington Set Designer Kate Rawlins Art Department Runner Mike Sievers Art Department Attachment Marshall Tearle Art Department Casuals Michaela Banks Rick Lewington Alex “Obi” O’Brien David Wilkinson

Camera/Steadicam Operators Luke Nixon Grant Adams SOC Camera Operator – B Cam Nick Remy Matthews ACS

47 1st Asst. Camera – A Cam Gavin Head 1st Asst. Camera – B Cam Jules Wurm 2nd Asst. Camera – A Cam Mira Soulio 2nd Asst. Camera – B Cam Vivyan Madigan Rebecca Crowe Digital Image Technician Ben Hunt Additional Camera Operators David Gregan Miles Rowland TV insert Photographer Sam King Video Assistant Operators Michael Taylor Adrian Pinto Video Assistant Operator (Attachment) Conor McCarron

Gaffer Richard Rees-Jones Best Boy Simon “Ziggy” Zagami Elex Assistants Nic Datson Peter Giuliani

Key Grip John Smith Best Boy Matthew Tonkes Grip Assistants Mike Smith Chris Walsingham Additional Grip Assistant Justin Van Zyl

Sound Recordist James Currie Boom Operators Josh Williams Travis Williamson

Second Unit Director (India) Marty Pepper

2nd Asst. Director Brad Lanyon 3rd Asst. Directors James Dubay Tim Hodgson Additional Asst. Director Shannon Crotty

Extra Casting Julie Lewington

Dialect Coach Jenny Kent Hindi & Punjabi Dialect Coach Raj Cheema Russian Dialect Coach Pavel Aizenberg Marthi Translator Lalit Shirvalker

Cyan Films Associate Fiona Lanyon Production Coordinator Jane Forrest Assistant Production Coordinators Kelly Hamilton Katie Amos Production Secretary Debra Liang

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Cast Driver/Cast Assistant Rebecca Elliott Cast Driver Amy Goddard Production Runner Nadia Samson Production Runner (Attachment) Justin Phillis Director’s Attachment/Creative Consultant Dimitrios Pouliotis Producer’s Assistant/Cast Driver Matt Pearson

Payroll Accountant Susie Campbell Accounts Assistant Conchita Pang

Construction Manager Matt Landreth Construction Coordinator Sibbin Foreman Steven Craig Carpenters Scott Ashenden Gavin Schubert Alex Heath James Parker Jared Spencer Labourer Adam Pannell Trade Assistant Jordan Bates Tiler/Painters Trifun Krstevski Tome Krstevski Scenic Artist John Haratzis Scenic Painters Graham Davis Graeme Galloway Artist Marisha Matthews Painters Debra Morley Shane Towns Robyn Cunneen Michelle Delaney Prop Maker Greg Sweeney Joiner Eric Gittins

Stills Photographers Mark Rogers Sam Oster EPK Katrina Lucas Mark Andersson

Costume Supervisor Olivia Iacobelli Costume Standbys Andrea Hood Alissa Luxford Costume Assistant Standby Yolanda Peart-Smith Costume Extras Coordinator/Standby Kahli Gaskin Costume Assistant Sally Cheng Extras Costume Assistant Ashleigh Thomas

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Key Make-up & Hair Artist Gail Kane Make-up & Hair Artists Eliza Langdon Jodee Lenaine-Smith Make-up & Hair Assistant Rebecca Buratto Additional Hair & Make-up Artists Sue Taylor Tracy Phillpot

SFX Consultant Dan Oliver SFX Supervisor Tom Forrest Senior SFX Technician Tristan Hadden SFX Technicians Adam Kealy Orlando Murray

Locations Manager Mark Evans Unit Manager Josh Jaeger Assistant Unit Manager Kym Kornaat Unit Assistants Grace Hyde David Paganoni Additional Unit Assistant Amanda Kornaat Bus Drivers Simon Carr Roger Lamey

Armourer Scott Warwick Assistant Armourer Mark Hollowell

Safety Supervisor/Nurse Jen Bichard Safety Assistant Keith Bichard Safety Supervisor Sam Elia

Caterer Steve Marcus Catering Assistants Ian Bickford Llewena Llewellyn Phil Pike

INDIAN CREW Art Director Dilip More Prop Buyer Mahesh Salgaonkar Assistant Prop Buyer Rakesh Kadam Set Dresser Manali Gavankar Assistant Set Dresser Snehal Kadwadkar Graphic Designer Siddhesh Gurav On Set Assistant Raghunath More Draftsmen Jeevan Bhilare Avinash Jadhav

2nd Unit Cinematographer Sidharth Kale

50 1st Asst. Camera – A Cam S. Babu Rao 2nd Asst. Camera – A Cam Vishal Jain Manish Ghadge 1st Asst. Camera – C Cam Mohd. Anwar Hussain 2nd Asst. Camera – C Cam Tinku Mandal Camera Assistant Intern Mahesh Ghadge Video Assistant Santosh Pawar

Gaffer Ramesh Sadrani Best Boy Tukaram Sakharam Joshi

Key Grips Javed Ahmed Sanjay Sami Best Boy Karambiah Kodendera Grip Assistants Mohd. Ishrat Wasim Khan Om Prakash Niranjan Rajbar Amit Singh Surender Yadav

Sound Recordist Nakul Kamte Boom Operator Ashraf Khan Sound Assistant Raghuvendra

1st Asst. Director Ananya Rane Key 2nd Asst. Director Freya Parekh Ramchandani 2nd Asst. Director Krishan Pratap Singh 2nd Second Asst. Directors Anumita Das Ashish Ranglani 3rd Asst. Directors Anurag Biwal Mohit Silswal Key Set PA Amar Vaswani Set PA Manav Chauhan

Casting Associate Shubham Gaur Casting Assistants Prachi Sehgal Manoj Mehra

Dialect Coach/Asst. to Mr Patel Raghuvir Joshi

Consulting Producer – India Tabrez Noorani

Production Supervisor Sanjay Kumar Unit Production Manager Rakesh Singh Production Manager Pranav Sahni Production Coordinator Ankita Batra Delhi Coordinator Rahul Soni

51 System Admin/Tech Support Nilesh Deolekar Key Production Assistant Kiran Shetty Production Assistants Siddhartha Mascarenhas Mohit Pandey Key Production Personnel Promod Singh Director’s Assistant Rahoul Daswani Office Runner Prithviraj Sahoo

Production Accountants Deepak Jaitely Pardeep Khanna Cashier Amit Rastogi Back Office Accountant Devankur Goel Accounts Clerk Khireswar Das

Walkie Attendant Ganesh Bisht Wardrobe Office Runner Pushkar Avasthi Art Office Runner Bhuvan Bisht Delhi Office Runner Vishal Singh Travel Coordinator Pradeep Arora Transport Coordinator Shiv Bali Transport Captain Vipin Gupta Production Driver Deshraj

Stills Photographer Kerry Monteen EPK Nikhil Pabbi

Costume Supervisor Riyaz Ali Merchant Assistant Costume Supervisor Bharat Mandekar Costume Dressers Namrata Chowfin Moutusi Mitra Tailor Devaputra Madri Laundry Man Zakir Hussain Dress Man Paulas Muntode

Make-up Assistant Kamlesh Shinde Hair Assistant Joyce Margaret Make-up & Hair Assistant Xavier D’Souza

SFX Supervisor Christopher D’Souza Assistant SFX Supervisors Rajendra Bhave Maxice Fernandes Dipak Gajapure SFX Personnel Swapnil Bagnikar Jagganath Dhargalker Xavier D’Souza Sanjay Gajapure Hanif Faruqe Jama

52 Hasan Khan Javed Sachitanand Lotlikar Hedwig Montiero Sadanand Poojari Rajkumar Dilip Shah John Silvera Sidhesh Teli

Location Manager Navit Dutt Assistant Location Manager Shiva Shankran Location Assistant Rajesh Mudaliar Location Pas Arun Chettikindi Javed Suresh Saran Raja Selvam Union Liaison Mohd. Mubashir Base Camp Manager Rakesh Dhiman Asst. Base Camp Manager Anil Vanvala Base Camp Spark Vijay Shukla

Armourer Manish Tyagi Assistant Armourer Ashish Tyagi Stunt Action Director Sunil Rodrigues Chief Assistant Action Amritpal Singh 2nd Assistants Gratian Fernandes Sunil Pujari

Doctor Dr. Punkaj Pandya Doctor’s Assistant Sanjay Keluskar

Key Spot Boy Sunil Kumar Spot Boys Amar Chand Vikram Kanojia Mithun Kumar Ram Lal Ravi Sarvan Suryakant Sahoo Shanker Ujwal Singh Suraj

Stunt Coordinator Chris Anderson Stunt Assistant Daisy Fryer

Stunt Artists

53 Aasma Daisy Fryer Anu Junaid Shaikh Yousuf Ayub Tayyab Shaikh Bhakti Shalini Ignatious Bhaver Sheels Ratan Bose Shoaib Sheikh Devidas Chippa Sharad Shetty Geeta Sreekant Sheety Ravi Kagda Jagit Singh Rupinder Singh Akash Patil Philli Anderson Krishna Kotiyan Surrayia Shankar Kotiyan Prakash Swain Deepak Kunchikor Irfan Syed Laxmi Iamsal Karim Tej Manoj Mahato Dinesh Vishwakama Dinesh Marwadi Hardeep Wasan Pramod More Yogi Yadav Shravan Patil Abhi Pathania Damodar Poojari

POST PRODUCTION

Post Production Supervisor Paul Cross Post Production Accountant Mel Weeks

Additional Editor Cleland Jones 1st Assistant Editor & VFX Editor Jack Smith Archival Editors Matt Bate Raynor Pettge Assistant Editor Karen McKay

Assembly Editors Marcus D’Arcy Sean Lahiff 1st Assistant Editor (Assembly) Jenny Wardrop Assistant Editor Sam Matthews

Archival Researchers Jude Jansen Lisa Savage US Post Production Consultant Christopher Kulikowski Delivery Management PPost & Deliver Delivery Assistants Billie Egan Katie Escane Post Production Script Reezy Miller Closed Captioning & Audio Description Access Media

Sound Supervisor Sam Petty

54 Supervising Dialogue Editor Petar Ristic ADR Editor Belinda Trimboli Additional Dialogue Editor Justine Angus Effects Editor Alicia Slusarski Additional Effects Editor Lachlan Harris

Music Editor Sam Petty Temp Music Editor Joe E. Rand

Foley Recording Studio Feet n Frames Foley Artist John Simpson M.P.S.E Foley Recordist Lisa Simpson Foley Editor Duncan Campbell

ADR Facilities

BEST FX (Adelaide) ADR Recordists Pete Best Scott Illingsworth

BIG BANG SOUND (Sydney) ADR Recordist Andrew Miller

SOUNDFIRM (Melbourne) ADR Recordist Liesl Pieterse

ADELAIDE STUDIOS (Adelaide) ADR Recordist Adrian Medhurst

GOLDCREST POST PRODUCTION (London) ADR Recordist Peter Gleaves

IGLOO MUSIC (Los Angeles) ADR Recordists Daniel Davila Nicholai Baxter

FUTUREWORKS (Mumbai) ADR Recordist Aravind Kumar Sound Recordist Nakul Kamte

ASTBURY AUDIO (Adelaide) Engineer Justin Astbury ADR Recordist Russell Alexander

FORMOSA GROUP (Los Angeles)

55 Re-recording Mixers Pete Smith Sam Petty

SOUND MIX FACILITY ADELAIDE STUDIOS Additional Sound Editor Adrian Medhurst Mix Technician Victor Ivchenko Mix Assistant Carlos Manrique Clavijo

POST PRODUCTION FACILITY KOJO Post Production Supervisor Kate Butler Digital Imaging Technician Scott Heysen IT Manager Paul Sobolewski Data Coordinator Georgina Cunningham Runner Jodie Kirkbride Freight Coordinator Julia Rossetti

Graphic Design Jasper St Aubyn West Graphics Artist Stephen Deeble Online Jade Robinson Subtitles Access Media

Digital Intermediate Colourist Marty Pepper

VISUAL EFFECTS BY KOJO CG Supervisor Bradley Stilwell Executive Producer VFX Richard Thwaites VFX Producer Kate Butler VFX Coordinator Suriyna Sivashanker VFX Coordinator Bree Whitford-Smith 3D Artist/Animator David Smith Texture/Lighting Artist Eleni Taylor Houdini FX Lead Gabriel Roccisano Houdini FX Artist Brett Walter Generalist Nick DeBoar Tracking/Matchmove Artists Mark Evans Marc Purnell Additional Roto & Paint Rotomaker Comp Supervisor Marty Pepper Lead Compositor Emily Probert Compositors Toby Angwin Jake Barton Bryn Bayliss Matt Brunner Jireh Canlas

56 Mark Harris Seth Larney Bradley Stilwell Kim Tobin Jack Troisi Philip Fraschetti Kieran Shepherd Guy Masonwells Phil Sloggett Grant Lovering Steve Sexton Ben Wotton Matthew Wynne Dante Nou Thomas Maher

VISUAL EFFECTS BY DOUBLE BARREL VFX Supervisor Nathan Stone VFX Producer Stuart Campbell Lead Compositor Jonathan Romeo Associate VFX Producer Jan-Hilmar Petersen Compositors Paul Wicke Marcus Ruhmke Tobian Moenninger Vincent Langer Silke Finger

Music Services provided by Cutting Edge Music Clearance & Licensing – Lauren Weiss

Executive Music Producer – Tara Finegan Executive Music Producer – Philip Moross Music Business and Legal Executive – Malek Adel

Score published by First Score Music Limited

Music Recorded at East Connection Music Recording CO., Studio 22 Orchestra Budapest Art Orchestra

Conductor Peter Pejtsik Conductor, FX session Gabor Werner Recording Engineer Gabor Buczko ProTools Miklos Lukacs Sr Score Coordinator Miklos Lukacs Score Mixing Daniel Kresco

57 Orchestrator Gregor Keienburg Pro Tools, Editing Lennart Saathoff Composer Management Tum Husom Composer Agent Patty Macmillan Additional Music Raffael Seyfried Roland Nebe Julian Prießen Drums, Percussion Samuli Kosminen Violin Sabine Könner Violoncello Moritz Kolb Insa Schirmer Daniel Brandl Oboe Tobias Becker Sarangi, Bansuri Gregor Keienburg

Camera Equipment Panavision, Ann Lyons Travel (International) Frontier Travel, Rolan Howlett & James Harrison Travel (Domestic) ShowFilm Freight Panafreight, Mike Noonan Vehicle Hire Showgroup, Yvette Bortolussi Location Vehicles (Adelaide) Mason Curtis

Legals marshalls+dent+wilmoth lawyers Bryce Menzies, Clement Dunn, Frankie-Rae Clapham, Marco Angele US Production Counsel Tom Lewis Finance Consultant Todd Fellman Finance Consultant Michael Roban Insurance Arthur J Gallagher, Natalie Hunt

Completion Guaranty provided through FIRST AUSTRALIAN COMPLETION BOND COMPANY PTY. LTD Corrie Soeterboek

Collection Account Management by Freeway

The Producers extend their sincerest gratitude to the following, Without whom this film would not have been possible Graeme Mason, Sally Caplan, Ian Booth, Richard Harris Annabelle Sheehan, Adam Levine, Brandon Liebman

INGENIOUS EXECUTIVES Daniel Negret Silvia Schmidt Alex Newman Sean Kia Sam Fitzgerald Mila Cottray

Ariel Film Partners LLC Legal Counsel – Bill Grantham, Rufus-Isaacs, Acland & Grantham, LLP

XEITGEIST CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Nick Prosser Dilip Chugani

58 XEITGEIST ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS Vivek Kush Kapoor Naz Haji Simranjit Singh Yutaka DeSilva Dejay Vi Nguyen Brent Williams Owen Matheson Mark Iserlis Kabir Ahuja

XEITGEIST PRODUCTION EXECUTIVES Nariaki Kumagai Masafumi Shimizu Leong Sze Hian Gautam Rampuria Viren Ahuja James Passin Olga Iserlis

FOR ARCLIGHT FILMS Chief Financial Officer Brian Beckmann EVP, Sales & Acquisitions Ruzanna Kegeyan Head of Asia Sales Elliot Tong EVP, Sales Lina Marrone Head of Australian Operations & Worldwide Michelle Krumm Acquisitions

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THE FILMMAKERS WOULD LIKE TO THANK Adam Levine, Alex Lerner, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, Christos Konstantakopoulos, Phil Noyce Al Ruddy, Amanda Duthie, David Matlof, Eleni Paras, Michael Abbott Daniela Federici, Dilnaz Gilder, Dr. Kalpesh Gajiwala, Krishna Kumar Theo & Helen Maras, Lily Maras, Steve & Desi Maras, Joanna Maras & Angelo Stathopoulos Larry Gabriel (Uncle Larry), Susan Seflin, Katrina Sedgwick, Davids Darzins, Gregory Klumov Kris Tapley, Shane McNeil, Andros Achilleos, Chrisoula Tzimourtas, Valorie Massalas, Martyn Zub Terry Dougas, Miltos Kambourides, Leslie Shatz, Svetlana Cvetko, Stavros Stefanopoulos Natalie Iwanyk, Dylan Iwanyk, Charlie Iwanyk, Jacob Garner, Bill Iwanyk Michele Singer, PJ Shapiro, Eric Sherman, Jimmy Darmody, Carmen Calvo Charlie Ferraro, Doug Stone, Lisa Wright, Jeff Golenberg, David DeCamillo Henry Orozco, Qing Ye, Bing Hamilton, Lorraine Hamilton, John Hamilton Mina Gabrawy, Laila Gabrawy, Raymonda Gabrawy, Jake Gabrawy, Emma Gabrawy, Robyn Kubena Sue Collins, Adelaide Studios – Alan Lloyd, Tony Young, Closer Productions, Rebecca Summerton Kate Coe, Luke Doolan, Victoria Midwinter Pitt, Jude Cockburn-Campbell, Morris Naish Ministry of Information and Broadcasting – New Delhi, National Film Development Corporation of India Mumbai Fire Brigade, Central Railways, Ministry of Railways, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation St. Xavier’s College - Mumbai, National Hindu Restaurant, Tulip Star Hotel - Juhu

XEITGEIST SPECIAL THANKS S'YA Concept, Marcys Holdings, Trackdown Studios, TKNP International, Indianic Pictures, Yolanda Lopez & EGTM, Ondina Montgomery & MAH Collection, Dr Robert Beckett and The Institute of Communication Ethics Bahri Bhupinder Kapoor, Henry Wee, Steve Askew, Greg Mathews, Peter Prentice, Loretta Joseph Anastasia and Julien Bely, Haruko Kochi, Nichole Walkling, Fiorenzo Nisi, Aditya Shastri, Tayyab Madni, Cheryl Boone Issacs

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"Snake Charmer (Laliberte Remix)" Written by Chris McKhool, Kevin Laliberte, & Anwar Khurshid Administered by CCS Rights Management Corp. Performed by Sultans Of String By arrangement with Cadence Music Group & CCS Rights Management

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61 “Holod” Written & Performed by Super Besse Courtesy of I Love You Records By arrangement with Friendly Fire Licensing

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