Hotel Angel

説明

Hotel Angel (Thai: เทพธิดาโรงแรม, or Theptida rong ram, also known as Angel) is a 1974 Thai drama film directed by Chatrichalerm Yukol, about a young woman (Viyada Umarin) who becomes involved in the sex trade in Bangkok. The film was premiered on 2 March 1974. Director Yukol spent nine months in a brothel researching the plot. During filming demonstrations broke out in Ratchadamnoen Avenue, Bangkok; part of the 1973 Thai popular uprising. Yukol left the studio and filmed the demonstrations, part of this footage was used in the film. The film was inducted into the Thai National Heritage list of films in 2016.