Steve Oram discusses filming thriller ‘Crushed’ in Thailand

The thriller film ‘Crushed’, directed and written by Simon Rumley, follows Father Daniel, an expat vicar living in the suburbs of Bangkok, Thailand. The plot centers on the kidnapping of his daughter, Olivia, following her exposure to a disturbing video, triggering a harrowing search for justice.

Actor Steve Oram, who portrays Daniel, described the experience of filming on location in Thailand. During production, Oram visited impoverished slums on the outskirts of Bangkok to better understand the environment. He expressed feeling like a ‘voyeur’ and a ‘rich Westerner’ while observing the extreme poverty and lack of social security in those areas, noting that the experience mirrored his character’s own descent into the unknown.