| Hotel Angel | |
|---|---|
 The Thai DVD cover. | |
| Directed by | Chatrichalerm Yukol |
| Starring | Viyada Umarin Sorapong Chatree |
| Distributed by | Mangpong |
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| Country | Thailand |
| Language | Thai |
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.[1] The film was premiered on 2 March 1974.[2]
Director Yukol spent nine months in a brothel researching the plot.[3] 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.[4]
The film was inducted into the Thai National Heritage list of films in 2016.[5]
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