The Grand Budapest Hotel

A closer look at the story

In the years between the two world wars, Gustave H., the concierge who runs every detail of the celebrated Grand Budapest Hotel with flawless precision, is a legend who knows his guests down to their most refined tastes. Zero Moustafa, a young man taken on as lobby boy, soon becomes his confidant and favourite. When the wealthy Madame D., one of Gustave's elderly lovers, dies mysteriously and leaves him a priceless Renaissance painting, a bitter fight over a vast family fortune breaks out. As the madcap adventure of stealing and recovering the painting unfolds, great upheavals that will reshape Europe are gathering outside. Written and directed by Wes Anderson, the 100-minute 2014 film stars Ralph Fiennes, Tony Revolori, F. Murray Abraham, Adrien Brody and Willem Dafoe in a colourful comedy-drama.