Movie review: Hotel Mumbai shows the faces of brutal fanaticism and ordinary heroism

The 2008 Mumbai terror attacks claimed victims at a railway station, in a college and near a newspaper office, among others. This Australian-American-Indian production puts a focus on one place, a luxury hotel. Because of that, its primary victims are white, wealthy, or otherwise foreign to India. PHOTO: SHAW ORGANISATION
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123 minutes/Opens May 2/3.5 stars

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