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Essential Truths of the Lake
Directed byLav Diaz
Screenplay byLav Diaz
StarringJohn Lloyd Cruz
Cinematography
  • Lav Diaz
  • Larry Manda
Edited byLav Diaz
Production
companies
  • Epicmedia
  • Films Boutique
  • Rosa Filmes
Release date
  • 6 August 2023 (2023-08-06) (Locarno)
Running time
215 minutes
Countries
  • Philippines
  • Switzerland
  • Italy
  • France
  • Portugal
  • Singapore
  • United Kingdom
LanguageFilipino

Essentials Truths of the Lake is a 2023 Philippine drama film written, edited, and directed by Lav Diaz. It serves as a prequel to When the Waves Are Gone (2022) and the second entry in a planned trilogy.[1] A part of the film was shot in the aftermath of the 2020 Taal Eruption.[2] The film competed at the main competition of the 76th Locarno Film Festival where it had its world premiere on August 6, 2023.[3]

Synopsis

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Confronted by the extrajudicial killings under the Duterte administration, Lieutenant Hermes Papauran (John Lloyd Cruz) re-opens a fifteen-year-old cold case concerning the disappearance of Esmeralda Stuart (Shaina Magdayao).

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Essential Truths Of The Lake". Epic Media. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Essential Truths of the Lake | Viennale".
  3. ^ Debruge, Peter (12 August 2023). "'Essential Truths of the Lake' Review: Things Don't End Well in Lav Diaz's Languorous Detective Story". Variety. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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