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Essential Truths of the Lake

Concorso internazionale

Philippines, France, Portugal, Singapore, Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom  ·  2023  ·  DCP 2K  ·  Black and White  ·  215'  ·  o.v. Tagalog

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Sunday 06 | 08 | 2023, 16:45  ·  Palexpo (FEVI)  ·  Sub. English, French

 

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Monday 07 | 08 | 2023, 10:45  ·  L’altra Sala  ·  Sub. English, French

 

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Tuesday 08 | 08 | 2023, 21:00  ·  PalaCinema 1  ·  Sub. English, French

 

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When asked what drives a man to search for the truth, Lieutenant Papauran says dejectedly that maybe he just wants 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 around an ash-laden landscape and an impenetrable lake. It has become a cross he can barely carry but keeps dragging it anyway.
What can a good policeman do in the face of Duterte’s murderous wrath? Lt. Papauran fixates on the deep mystery of a cold case he has been trying to solve for years. Great investigators are obsessive visionaries. They are also human beings.

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Director

Lav Diaz

Screenplay

Lav Diaz

Cast

John Lloyd Cruz, Hazel Orencio, Shaina Magdayao, Bart Guingona, Agot Isidro

Producer

Bianca Balbuena, Bradley Liew

Co-producer

Jean-Christophe Simon, Joaquim Sapinho, Marta Alves

Executive producer

Jeremiah R. Oh, Xin Ying Kang, Stefano Centini, Dan Wechsler, Andreas Roald, Jamal Zeinal-Zade

Cinematography

Lav Diaz, Larry Manda

Editing

Lav Diaz

Sound

Cecil Buban

Sound design

Corinne De San Jose

Art director

Allen Alzola

Costume design

Ivan Raborar

Production

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Tier Pictures
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Volos Films Italia
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Sovereign Films
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