Emerald, Morakot (2007) dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Morakot is a derelict and defunct hotel in the heart of Bangkok that opened its doors in the 1980s: a time when Thailand shifted gears into accelerated economic industrialization and a time when Cambodians poured into Thai refugee camps after the invasion of Vietnamese forces. It was a hosting time. Later, when the East Asian financial crisis struck in 1997, these reveries collapsed. Like Kamanita, the unchanged Morakot is a star burdened with (or fueled by) memories. Apichatpong collaborated with his three regular actors, who recounted their dreams, hometown life, bad moments, and love poems, to resupply the hotel with new memories.
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