The Diplomat Hotel Full Trailer Video | 2013 Cinemalaya Movie Entry

Gretchen Barretto portrays a disgraced reporter in The Diplomat Hotel, which is set in the infamous haunted hotel of the same name in Baguio.

Writer-director Christopher Ad. Castillo says his film tackles the “horror of the human psyche.”

Direk Chris, the son of the late filmmaker Celso Ad. Castillo, says that Gretchen had to shoot a lot of difficult scenes for this movie. Her character wants to do a documentary on the faith healer-cum-cult leader (played by Joel Torre) who used to own the hotel.

The director also points out that his film also happens to be a commentary about mass media. He points out that in this industry, “people are quickly dispensable.”


Direk Chris says that there are limited prosthetics and special effects used in the film but there are violent moments that will be shown onscreen. He assures, however, that his movie is a horror film that “tells you there is evil in this world and that evil is all consuming and will draw blood—lots of blood.” 

Written and directed by Christopher Ad. Castillo, The Diplomat Hotel also stars Joel Torre, Art Acuña, Mon Confiado, Nico Antonio, and Sarah Gaugler. 

The Diplomat Hotel is showing in CCP and selected Ayala Cinemas from July 26 to August 4, 2013 as part of Cinemalaya Film Festival New Breed category.