Empire Hotel (2018)
The Empire Hotel is a 30-year-old landmark in Macau's old quarter, inhabited by characters with their own stories and struggles. It is also Maria's home. One day, the burden of keeping lives together and the hotel standing falls on her shoulders. A young man who left Macau two decades ago returns, intent on revenge and reclaiming his mother's fortune – half the hotel. Inside the casino, Maria sings Fado and exotic dancers perform. It is against this illusory backdrop that the man lays eyes on Maria for the first time; they’re both mesmerized. The film cuts back and forth between film noir-style scenes of Macau’s past and present.
Director:
Ivo M. Ferreira
Writers:
Ivo M. Ferreira, Edgar Medina.
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Margarida Vila-Nova as Maria |
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Rhydian Vaughan as Chu |
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Tiago Aldeia as Edgar |
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Cândido Ferreira as Gustavo |
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Florence Cheong as |
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Alberto Francisco as |
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Jess Mendoza as |
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Eliz Lao as Lili |
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Kam Kwok-Leung as |
| Directing | Ivo M. Ferreira | Director |
| Writing | Ivo M. Ferreira | Screenplay |
| Writing | Edgar Medina | Screenplay |
| Camera | Susana Gomes | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Sandro Aguilar | Editor |
| Production | Sandro Aguilar | Producer |
| Production | Ivo M. Ferreira | Producer |
| Production | Edgar Medina | Producer |
| Production | Luís Urbano | Producer |
| Production | Michel Merkt | Co-Producer |
| Art | Andrew Wong | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nuno Esteves | Key Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Ricardo Leal | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lucha d'Orey | Costume Designer |
| Directing | João Pinhão | Assistant Director |
| Sound | António Porém Pires | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | António Porém Pires | Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
