Night Lodgers
Director Licinio Azevedo
Countries Mozambique
Duration 53 min
Synopsis
In the colonial years, the Grande Hotel in the city of Beira was the largest in Mozambique: 350 rooms, luxurious suites, an Olympic-sized swimming pool… Currently, 3500 people inhabit the building, which is in ruins and has no electricity or running water. Some have been living there for twenty years. In addition to the rooms, the foyers, corridors, service areas and the basement of the hotel – where it’s always night time – also serve as residences.
In the colonial years, the Grande Hotel in the city of Beira was the largest in Mozambique: 350 rooms, luxurious suites, an Olympic-sized swimming pool… Currently, 3500 people inhabit the building, which is in ruins and has no electricity or running water. Some have been living there for twenty years. In addition to the rooms, the foyers, corridors, service areas and the basement of the hotel – where it’s always night time – also serve as residences.