Hotel Mumbai

  • U/A (INDIA)
  • 2019


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$ 21 Million
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Positive Reviews 148
Negative reviews 43
Average Rating 3.3/5
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1.5
It literally yanked me out of the otherwise relentless white knuckle tension. Keith & the Movies
1.5
Although some scenes invite a minuscule moral reflection, it omits the causes to underline the effects, using a recalcitrant violence that at times fa ..
3.0
But Maras film isnt nuanced enough to feel like more than a morbid re enactment of a bloodbath served up as entertainment. EW
3.1
Thankfully, Maras and Collee dont give white privilege an easy pass when the circumstances grow direr by the second. ( Rogerebert
2.0
Based on horrific real life events, this thriller is skillfully made, but its use of creaky cliches and wrongheaded exploitation feels iffy at best an .. Common Sense Media
2.0
However, Maras powerful debut feature only deserves so much credit for its immaculate craft. Indie Wire
0.5
Popular on Variety Thats not to say Hotel Mumbai isnt impressive or gripping. Variety
3.0
An invented scenario might have been easier to accept as entertainment. Time Out
2.0
There is something queasy about mining such fresh real life trauma for popcorn entertainment. The Guardian
2.0
The action increasingly bears the rehearsed, prosaic look of an extended evacuation drill. The Guardian
4.0
Hotel Mumbai is an excellent, white knuckle thriller and an unlikely crowd pleaser. The Guardian
3.8
Her recitation of the Koran doesnt soften their hearts or stop them.
4.5
That said, Arjuns luck doesnt extend to a high tipping post attending to Russian businessman Vasilis (Isaacs) private party. Screen Daily
4.5
Hotel Mumbai is a gripping, nerve wrecking and emotionally draining watch. ETimes (TOI)
4.5
Hammer might have the physique of a superhero but hes never been much of an action star, and this film wont change that. Collider
1.5
Eschewing any probing political or social commentary to focus solely on the event itself, while offering up a triumph over adversity tale weve seen to .. The Hollywood Reporter
3.5
Hotel Mumbai takes a much more dramatic approach in portraying the events, and the finished product is two hours of fist clenching action, suddenly vi ..
1.5
The more involving Hotel Mumbai plays in the moment, the queasier it seems in retrospect. It reduces the randomness of real life bloodshed to the slic .. The New York Times
3.6
Hotel Mumbai is a two hour film that could have benefited from a more intimate and tighter 100 minute cut. Paste Magazine
4.5
Hotel Mumbai is a two hour film that could have benefited from a more intimate and tighter 100 minute cut. Paste Magazine
0.5
There is no earthly reason for anyone to sit through what is certainly one of the least enjoyable cinematic experiences of recent memory. E Film Critic
2.0
Hotel Mumbai seems so determined to act like a bog standard fictional siege thriller that you find yourself wondering why it isnt one. It might not ha .. Telegraph
4.5
What Hotel Mumbai does best is re create to an at times unrelenting extent what the terror and confusion of being in this kind of situation must be li ..
2.5
Hotel Mumbai is deeply unsettling in a way thats distinctly hard to stomach. The Young Folks
3.0
Hotel Mumbai benefits from strong filmmaking and an unflinching gaze, yet it lacks dimensions, both in its characters and take on its subject matter.
3.5
Its as worthy a film on artistic merits alone as anything else I saw there. JoBlo
3.8
An all out assault on the senses, Hotel Mumbai will stay with you, though its hard to watch. The Globe And Mail
3.1
There is value... in its subjective approach. It is used here to celebrate ordinary heroes, and its hard not to conclude that they deserve it. Philly
3.5
Hotel Mumbai is a gripping, nerve wrecking and emotionally draining watch.
2.0
Depiction of a horrific terrorist attack in India that waters the seeds of violence in viewers. Spirituality And Practice
3.0
As urgent and compelling an example of this kind of fact based thriller as any... but whether all such films play off these kinds of tragedies without .. One Guys Opinion
3.8
The script finds amusement in the immature young brutes who do the killing, marveling at flush toilets, enjoying their first ever leftover pizza, eate .. Rogers Movie Nation
1.5
The movies coda cements the overarching message of extolling heroism and the survivors refusal to let terror define them. But that moral still rings a .. Chicago Reader
3.1
As a piece of logistical filmmaking, the movie is an unqualified success. Mark Reviews Movies
3.0
Hotel Mumbai is a well told docudrama that does a fine job of showing us the horror of the fanatical attack and the bravery and courage of those who f ..
2.0
While any movie about such a horrific event is subject to criticism of exploitation, Maras has given us...one which allows us to understand what it mu ..
4.5
The film is very well directed by Antony Morris in a way that quite often made me very uncomfortable. You Tube
4.5
This was a tough movie to sit through...this is a proper thriller, with each beat and moment landing... You Tube
4.5
Direction Debutante director Anthony Maras recreates the horrific 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks on the big screen with sensitivity and a gripping narrat .. FilmiBeat
3.0
Its a tense and sometimes moving directorial debut for Maras, an Australian who until now has specialised in shorts. The Times
3.0
This is a compelling drama, with some interesting characters. It is a story worth telling and movie worth seeing, because this could happen anywhere. .. Lariat
3.0
Given its real life inspiration, theres something uncomfortable about Hotel Mumbais devotion to showing the true horror of what happened, but it leave .. Radio Times
4.5
For starters, I wouldnt call it entertaining this isnt like a thrill ride where youre giddy from the excitement and cathartic release of watching the .. Screen It
3.0
But despite all his efforts, hes still someone on the outside looking in, weaving together strands of truth to create something appealing and absorbin .. Independent
3.0
There is solid professionalism in the way Hotel Mumbai gets the job done. Rolling Stone
4.0
There is barely a moment in this film that isnt fraught with heart stopping suspense, and some of the acts of heroism are emotionally shattering. Shadows On The Wall
4.5
Any movie that sweats bullets to vividly portray what real bullets do is in its way a kind of grim act of artistic service to our violence saturated c .. The Wrap
4.5
Maras is confident and unflinching in this portrait of the mindless terror, as one news report played in the film said. He is also masterful in delive .. The Wrap
4.5
Heck, most Bollywood films cant be bothered to be culturally responsible. Hindustan Times
1.5
Photo: Mark Rogers) Many of the actors manage pockets of lovely, emotionally affecting work between squib explosions and headshots. Az Central
4.5
In Hotel Mumbai, death is ever present, and it is so calculatingly exacted by its terrorists and its filmmaker that its depiction comes close to sadis .. Npr
2.5
As the body count rises, you start to wonder where accuracy ends and bloody exploitation begins. Toronto Star
4.0
Hotel Mumbai does an effective job of forcing the audience to imagine what it feels like to be on the end of the barrel of a gun. Flim List
3.0
Though its not as gripping nor, ultimately, as powerful as it might have been, Hotel Mumbai is not exploitative in the ways many had feared and tells .. Eye For Film
4.5
Its a demanding and challenging film, confronting as it takes us so close to an inhuman, amoral hate we cannot comprehend.
3.5
In detailing the horrific attack on Mumbai by Islamic militants, the hero in a desperate fight for survival turns out to be an empathetic Sikh, played .. Susang Ranger
5.0
There isnt a single wasted frame in this movie, which is both richly detailed and economically direct in its emotional impact all the more astounding .. Observer
3.0
It also doesnt help that Hotel Mumbai is relentless with death and constantly upping the body count. Flickering Myth
4.5
The cast is great I cant say enough about Armie Hammer, Dev Patel, Nazanin Boniadi, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, and Anupam Kher. These werent easy roles, as .. Flim Threet
1.5
The characters both do and dont behave like folks in the movies are meant to; often, the cavalry is late showing up, or doesnt come at all. New Yorker
3.0
Dev Patel, Anupam Kher and others playing hotel workers make real life terrorist tale Hotel Mumbai gripping human story. Boston Herald
3.0
Hotel Mumbai is a great crowd pleaser but with a dangerously myopic narrative that, even with its flaws, serves a fitting tribute to the resilience of .. The Film Stage
3.1
Hotel Mumbai captures the Taj siege so hauntingly, messages of hope and reassurance arent easily heard. Boston Globe
2.0
It doesnt mean we cheer for the people to die or glamorize the attackers, but we get a strong sense of every characters motives even if we dont agree .. Uproxx
5.0
There is not a second that passes that isnt fraught with tension. Tony Medley
4.5
In many ways, Hotel Mumbai is a best case scenario for a film like this: A tightly constructed piece of film making thats truly human and avoids tired .. Pajiba
4.5
IndieWire said, Dev Patel and Armie Hammer star in a lucid, humane, and almost unwatchably harrowing drama about the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. Firstpost
3.0
But Hotel Mumbai doesnt deliver that level of tension or immersion. Tumblr
3.0
Often, as a viewer, it gets difficult to chart a sense of spatial geography. Tumblr
3.0
Its an extremely well produced film that achieves what it sets out to do, namely shock an audience with the horror of those events, its just hard to c .. Hey U Guys
2.0
Instead of eliciting a moving or joyous response it feels somewhat off putting. And that certainly could not be what Maras or Collee had in mind. The Play List
4.0
The ensemble cast is excellent, with Patel giving a particularly moving performance. Empathy and emotions certainly run high in this two hour nail bit .. Now Toronto
4.5
The movie compresses the duration of the attack on the Taj, sidestepping larger questions on intelligence failures and the Indian governments ham hand .. Scroll
4.0
Superbly directed and edited, this is a shockingly realistic depiction of true life events that makes for uncomfortable viewing. Raidió Teilifís Éireann
1.0
If you are going to mine human suffering for cheap thrills, the least you could do is make it entertaining. Lw Lies
1.5
But as a counterbalance to the relentless images preceding it of young brown men gunning down people in cold blood, the moment doesnt feel enough. Abc
2.0
I dont think anyone will deny just how impactful Australian director Anthony Marass work is. Flicks
4.0
It isnt The Towering Inferno Goes to India. Its more United 93 Plays Out on Terra Firma; with the terrors of terrorism no less firmly and vividly port .. Ft
4.0
That aside though, theres plenty here to evoke a whole gamut of emotions. Stuff
4.2
It feels contrived and relentless, like a schlock horror film prompting us to guess which of the characters will make it through to the end. Ar Kansas Online
4.5
A haunting, visceral and unsettling film that is hard to watch, even as it feels more and more important that we do. Refinery 29
3.0
The film would have benefitted from more context and less savagery, but theres no denying its accomplishment as a heart in mouth drama that never lose .. The Arts Desk
3.0
This is a bold, decent film that will, quite rightly, stay with you for some time. The Sun
1.5
Its always unfair to ask a film to be something it isnt: Hotel Mumbai was meant to be an action thriller, and thats what it is, for better or mostly w .. Wsj
4.0
They dont speak English to each other, defying another convention. Killer Movie Reviews
4.0
Director Anhtony Maras delivers a suitably brutal work, but one which also brings reflection and discussion. Matts Movie Reviews
3.5
This kind of humanising would look offensive to Indian eyes at least. FilmFare
4.5
The largely forgotten 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai are told with generous measures of empathy, tension and insight. The Filmy Ap
3.0
Maras scares the bejesus out of you, creating intense life or death situations that come non stop. Patriot Ledger
4.0
First time director Anthony Maras brings a breathless intensity and documentary like realism to the film, while remaining respectful to those affected .. Scmp
3.8
But while Hotel Mumbai can be an emotionally rough viewing experience, its an impressively staged, unfiltered, sometimes shockingly visceral film with .. Chicago Sun Times
3.0
Hotel Mumbai... is not a movie to be enjoyed. It is a movie to be endured. Punch Drunk Critics
4.5
Anthony Maras has created a remarkable film that is as gripping as it is terrifying. We Live Entertainment
3.0
But Hotel Mumbai doesnt deliver that level of tension or immersion. Film Companion
3.0
Often, as a viewer, it gets difficult to chart a sense of spatial geography. Film Companion
3.5
The optics might be off, but such is the perspective we are given for a film that has to be sold to global audiences. Straits Times
3.0
Grim account of the real life horror of terrorists attack on Mumbai in 2008 is too close for comfort but effective as filmmaking. Dead Line
2.5
Hotel Mumbai serves as nothing but an unfortunate exploitation on the horrible events. Solzy At The Movies
3.8
Maras constructs scenes of unyielding suspense as patrons we come to know are placed in jeopardy again and again. Daily Herald
4.5
But theres something I will ask: What exactly does a movie like this hope Ill feel after two hours of nerve wracking viciousness Hotel Mumbai shatters .. Polygon
2.0
Maras goes the conventional thriller route, with an extra helping of viciousness and gore, and while hes done a skillful, professional jobnobody will .. Film Avclub
1.5
In the final analysis, theres something more than a little myopic about Marass promotion of Hotel Mumbai as supremely life affirming. The Daily Beast
1.5
People trying to be brave, people running away, doesnt matter, they die. Lainey Gossip
4.0
Maras also doesnt make sweeping statements about religion, or overtly dramatises the taking off the turban scene. India Today
3.0
However, that both serves this deeply chilling script well more chilling for it being real and takes away from it. The Indian Express
1.5
The sprawling cast means some of the characters remain little more than sketches. National Post
1.5
The craft of the re enactment is more impressive than the script, which defaults to hackneyed dramatic moments, reminiscent of a generic disaster film .. Original Cin
4.0
This is not an easy film to sit through and thats partly due to the fact that its been so well made. Youll need nerves of steel to experience the even .. The Australian
2.5
Hotel Mumbai isnt cheap or exploitative in its recreation of the tragedy. News18
4.5
At a certain point, its impossible not to feel every death or injury in your gut. Hotel Mumbai does a great service in telling this story. Third Coast Review
5.0
HOTEL MUMBAI ***** (123 minutes) MA Not since 2009s Balibo has an Australian film hit us with such dramatic force, emotional power or topical urgency. Tiny Url
1.5
Hotel Bombay, in the end, does not talk about terrorism, nor about survival, but about the selfless professionalism of the members of a tourist comple .. El Pais (Spain)
3.5
Its a grueling endurance test for the audience, but gives viewers an intimate look at what it was like to live and die within the blood soaked walls o .. Daily Film Fix
3.5
Hotel Mumbai generates a stampede of emotions in recreating the story of the 2008 attacks.
2.5
The fictionalized parts are hamstrung by clichs of character, situation and dialogue, making for a very uneasy experience. Datebook Sfchronicle
3.1
Fear and courage winningly battle for dominance on the veteran Indian actors face, with courage, stirringly, winning. Sf Examiner
3.0
Then again, Hotel Mumbai doesnt marginalize the presence and actions of its Indian or Islamic faith characters in favor of more recognizable white act .. Mid West Film Journal
3.8
The live action adaptation of a very simplistic 1941 animated Disney movie has the magic of misfits to convince me that Dumbo actually needed a remake .. Tulsa World
3.5
As for the terrorists, theyre fascinating even as theyre largely interchangeable.
4.5
As in United 93 or Clint Eastwoods Sully, Hotel Mumbai argues that heroism and valor are actually common traits. Most of us simply remain lucky enough .. Battleship Pretension
3.8
Part of thats because theres as much fear in their heroism as steeled resolve and even in that, theres no trumpeting or drumbeating, like youd find in .. Cambridge Day
2.0
In the process, Hotel Mumbai turns into an unlikely crowd pleaser that, in all its slickest and most Hollywood moments, has enough thrills and heart w .. The Only Critic
3.0
While its an unrelenting and anxious ordeal, Hotel Mumbai isnt here to titillate you and its not here to make your pulse race for the sake of cheap th .. News
4.5
A nicely executed thriller that looks beyond the terror to focus on the resilience of the human spirit in the face of surreal adversity. Richard Crouse
4.5
...nevertheless, theres much here to admire, from some fine performances, to the seamless interweaving of Mumbai locales and Adelaide shot interiors, .. Adelaide Review
3.0
The painstakingly realistic depiction of violent radicalism is unbearably tense. Impulse Gamer
4.5
Directed by Anthony Maras, Hotel Mumbai creates plenty of tension. The situation alone is enough to infuse the movie with a pulse pounding drive. Denerstein Unleashed Blog ..
3.0
Many, many people are gunned down; the onscreen violence isnt gratuitously graphic, but it is plentiful. Crooked Marquee
1.5
Its not much more than a film about terrorists and hostages, but it has a rhythm.
3.8
It wont be for everyone, thats for sure, as its intense, upsetting, and undeniably violent. Hollywood News
4.5
Hotel Mumbai... is more about heroism than horror, and it is one fine film. Kdhx
3.5
The movie doesnt waste any time and directly comes to the point but, maybe that is where one of its major shortcomings lie. Times Now News
3.0
Although some scenes invite a minuscule moral reflection, it omits the causes to underline the effects, using a recalcitrant violence that at times fa ..
1.5
Its unflinching depiction is so relentless that it sacrifices an emotional response that would make it recommended viewing. L.A. Biz
3.8
An unforgiving movie that never stops. It hits the audience with the force of a relentless train. .
4.5
Anthony Maras, directing his first feature, commands compellingly human performances that make you care about the people who came to the luxury hotel .. Movies and Shakers
3.0
Occasional lapses into Hollywood style hokum can puncture the otherwise airtight pacing, but theyre not enough to topple this impressive feature direc .. Metro Weekly
3.8
There are enough thrills, and moments of human kindness, throughout Hotel Mumbai to make the trip worth it. Movie Cricket
1.5
Over ten years seems like enough time, right But what Anthony Maras debut feature doesnt understand is that time isnt the most powerful proximity. Film Monthly
3.0
Doesnt rise to the same level of some of the most dramatic and emotionally resonating hostage films like 2006s United 93 or 2013s Captain Phillips, bu .. Sa Current
4.0
Its a bleak, brutal experience thats truly hard to view, given its true life inspiration. The Jam Report
3.5
Hotel Mumbai is a chilling, blood splattered real life horror show revisited. Ndtv
4.5
The heart of Hotel Mumbai is with its staff, those professional and proud workers that decided to be heroes. La Nación (Argentina)
3.0
The film becomes attractive, more when it no longer matters what happened but if they will manage to save themselves and get out of there.
2.5
Hotel Mumbai feels 5 years too late and maybe even 5 years too soon, with a subject matter thats been covered before with greater dexterity. 812 Film Reviews
4.5
Hotel Mumbai isnt an easy film to watch or to like. But it is a brutally efficient account of some horrible events that paint a grim reality for those .. Indie London
2.0
But this isnt quite movie as memorializing; its something between a meditation on extremism and a cheer for cross cultural camaraderie. Silver Screen Riot
1.5
Too often Hotel Mumbai feels manipulative. The suspense is often dragged out or telegraphed, which makes this story of bravery in the face of danger l ..
3.5
Maras doesnt dwell on the gaping class divide in the city, but he doesnt shy away from it either. Houston Press
4.4
A riveting thriller based on actual events with a stellar cast led by seasoned actors Anupam Kher who is terrific and Jason Isaacs who I would have en .. Victoria Advocate
3.0
Its a film thats more than a tragedy that will be just as forgotten as the actual event itself. Konexión
3.0
A film with a vibrant rhythm and an overwhelming feeling of asphyxiation. Fotogramas
4.5
For what it is, its flawless. But thats not to say that Im recommending that you go to see it. Daily Public
4.0
Hotel Mumbai is not documentary, yet it feels like weve borne witness to something undeniably real by the time its over. Ex Press
4.5
Inside the hotel, white saviors, even when Armie Hammer and Jason Isaacs play them, dont emerge. Book & Film Globe
4.5
Playing Hermant Oberoi, chef of the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai, India, Kher gives a performance of quiet authority and overwhelming dignity. That Shelf
4.0
At slightly over two hours, this engrossing film never feels long. Movie Reviews Cinemaclips
3.0
Hotel Mumbai has a sense of urgency that is as potent as it is unnecessary.
3.0
While a little artistic dramatization is always expected in any movie claiming to be based on a true story, at least this one uses its adjustments to .. High Def Digest
4.5
Hotel Mumbai brilliantly presents... emotionally powerful performances. Cocalecas
4.0
Australian Anthony Maras makes his feature length film directorial debut (after his award winning work in short films like The Palace). Ready Steady Cut
1.5
Armie Hammer, meanwhile, is briefly cast as the hero in a way that doesnt feel organic. VultureHound
2.0
We cant in all good conscience treat cinematic representations of historical traumas as mere generic exercises in form. The Lonely Film Critic
4.5
A film that fulfills its mission and reminds us of a hard passage in the Indian history. Excelsior
1.5
The film tells a very superficial story that winds up not resonating as much as it could.
1.5
Simplistic threads of heroism and humanization are invariably presented on a silver platter, because in a situation this awful there has to be somethi .. Sd City Beat
3.8
A brutal and harrowing cinematic experience that examines the lack of humanity in todays world.
3.8
Id say ultimately that those glimmers of extraordinary bravery and kindness on display made me glad I watched it. Baltimore Magazine
4.5
What Hotel Mumbai achieves best is the chaotic unpredictability and the lasting ambivalence of living through, or dying in, an event like this. Stabroek News
3.1
But theres nothing especially transcendent in Maras storytelling some epiphany that would make wading through all the bloodshed more meaningful. Good Times
3.0
And theres the proverbial rub: Hotel Mumbais scrupulous respect is both its badge of honour and its paradoxical central drawback.
4.5
Its so good at conveying the horrors of terrorism it takes a while to realise that it doesnt seem to have much to say beyond that. Arts Hub
3.0
The truth is that the cinematographic language of this film is quite well managed. This, of course, includes the action. La Nación (Costa Rica)
4.5
This story celebrates humanity, compassion, courage, resilience and the unwavering desire to survive. Brisbanista
4.0
Director Anthony Maras delivers an agonising dramatic rendering of the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India. Graffiti With Punctuation
4.5
The terrorists, meanwhile, offer a troublingly skewed depiction of Islam: Hotel Mumbai shows Muslims as violent jihadists, and theres no proper counte .. Exclaim!
3.0
The way Maras handles the violence isnt exploitive, but he doesnt spare the viewer any of the brutality. Texas Art & Film
2.0
Jason Isaacs is ear grating in the hackneyed bad guy with a redemptive arc set up.
5.0
An uplifting tale of heroism and survival, as well as a haunting reminder of the evil that men do. Kam Williams
3.5
His film is filled with harrowing, gut wrenching moments and poignant moments of bravery. Orcasound
4.5
Hotel Mumbai is a disturbing and haunting reminder of what so many endured. Live Mint
4.5
Painstakingly researched and based on an impressive amount of eyewitness accounts, it is difficult to fault the intentions ... in bringing the horror .. Flicks
1.5
The characters dont get much development, but the story is as compelling as it gets. Planet S Magazine
1.5
The trouble isnt that Hotel Mumbai serves very little purpose other than being a compelling recreation, or that it recreates only one side of the pict .. Arré
4.5
Hotel Mumbai is a must see for those who love cinema; a tribute to the courage of the human beings (and the real life characters who lived that horror .. Proceso
2.0
When a terrorist thinks hes eaten pork, it becomes a joke to spit it out. Buffalovibe
4.0
This is Aussie director Anthony Maras feature film debut and I think hes adept enough in creating a genuine sense of suspense and dread. FlixChatter Film Blog
1.5
To create something cinematic creative license must to be taken without disrespectfully sensationalising events.
3.0
The real reason Hotel Mumbai feels different is that unlike other films where the horror takes place in foreign countries, Hotel Mumbai puts more effo .. A Reel of One's Own
2.5
Once the chaos begins, Maras doesnt attempt to soften the horror of the attack. Rochester City Newspaper
4.5
The Greengrass film is largely a suspenseful character study inside a plane with a minimum of violence actually shown onscreen. Next Best Picture
4.0
Spluttering wildly, hes laughed at, and it told that theyre just vegetables. The AU Review
3.0
A gripping but flawed docudrama about a real life tragedy caused by terrorists in Mumbai, India. Sover
4.5
Its unclear why, in a movie that has an abundance of nuanced characters, hes present. Citizen Damepod
4.0
Overall, Hotel Mumbai isnt an easy watch in the sense that it does bring back some very painful memories; but cinematically it is a solid and gritty r .. The Quint
4.5
Somehow it works. The film is a rollercoaster of emotion, inciting anger, fear and anxiety in the viewers. The Star (Kenya)
4.5
The consoling breathers and the meaningful elements in the film then were acts of kindness and courage.
4.5
The star glitter notwithstanding, authenticity and generous production spend inform every frame.



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