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Essential Truths of the Lake

Lav Diaz
Human Rights & Society Politics & War Crime & Thriller 2023 213 min Philippines, France, Portugal, Singapore, Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom
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Synopsis

A bewitching and rebellious odyssey.

When asked what drives someone to search for the truth, Lieutenant Papauran responds that he might just want to keep inflicting pain on himself. Faced with President Duterte’s bloody murders and brazen lies, he continues his struggle to solve a fifteen-year-old case amidst an ash-laden landscape and an impenetrable lake. It has become a burden he can barely handle, yet he must carry on.

Summoning his favourite character, Lieutenant Papauran, director Lav Diaz explores the aftermath of Duterte’s presidency by delving into an unsolved investigation that began fifteen years ago. A bewitching and rebellious odyssey steeped in the singular mark of the Filipino filmmaker.

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Cast/Avec

  • John Lloyd Cruz
  • Hazel Orencio
  • Shaina Magdayao

Screenplay

  • Lav Diaz

Cinematographer

  • Larry Manda
  • Lav Diaz

Sound

  • Cecil Buban
  • Corinne De San Jose

Screenings

Monday 04 March 2024 18:30
Lieux : Ciné Utopia
Audio : Tagalog
Subtitles : English
Screening : Public Screening
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Friday 08 March 2024 14:30
Lieux : Ciné Utopia
Audio : Tagalog
Subtitles : English
Screening : Public Screening
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Critics

Lav Diaz

Lav Diaz
Lav Diaz

Lav Diaz is a Filipino filmmaker born in 1958. He is especially notable for the length of his work, as his films are not governed by time but by space and nature. His work primarily deals with the social and political struggles of his homeland. Since 1998 he has directed eighteen films and won numerous international awards, including the Locarno Film Festival Pardo d’Oro for ‘From What Is Before’ (2014), the Berlinale Alfred Bauer Award for ‘A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery’ (2016) and the Venice Golden Lion for ‘The Woman Who Left’ (2016).

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Filmography

  • Essential Truths of the Lake 2023
  • Kapag wala nang mga alon 2022
  • Lahi, hayop 2020
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