''Hotel Silence'' (french: Hôtel Silence) is a Canadian-

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drama film, directed by Léa Pool and released in 2024. Adapted from

Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir (born 1958) is an Icelandic professor of art history, a novelist, playwright and poet. She received the Nordic Council Literature Prize for ''Hotel Silence'' in 2018 and the Médicis Foreign Award for ''Miss Iceland'' in ...

's 2016 novel ''

Hotel Silence ''Hotel Silence'' ( is, Ör) is a 2016 novel by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir. Premise The novel deals with a man, Jónas Ebeneser, who's in his late 40s, poor, abandoned by his wife, and suffering his midlife crisis. After he realises that his dau ...

(Ör)'', the film stars

Sébastien Ricard Sébastien Ricard (born May 25, 1972) is a Canadian musician and actor from Quebec most noted as a member of the hip hop band Loco Locass. As an actor, he won the Prix Jutra for Best Actor at the 12th Jutra Awards in 2010 for his performance as D ...

as Jean, a depressed man who travels to a war-torn country with the intent of ending his life there, but who finds new perspective on his life when he becomes involved in the country's efforts to rebuild. The cast also includes Lorena Handschin, Jules Porier, Irène Jacob, Louise Turcot and

Paul Ahmarani Paul Ahmarani (born 1972) is a Canadian actor. Both his parents have a teaching background; one is from Cacouna, Quebec, Cacouna, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec and the other from the Mediterranean coast. Ahmarani is known for his roles in the movies ...

. The film was shot in 2023. It premiered on March 29, 2024.Manon Dumais
"La bande-annonce d’Hôtel Silence dévoilée"
'' La Presse'', November 24, 2023.

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* 2024 films 2024 drama films Films directed by Léa Pool Films based on Icelandic novels Canadian drama films Swiss drama films 2020s French-language films French-language Canadian films 2020s Canadian films French-language Swiss films {{2020s-Canada-film-stub