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Essential Truths of the Lake

7.020233h 35mMovieDrama

Faced with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody murders and brazen lies, ethically conflicted police lieutenant Hermes Papauran continues his struggle to find a resolution to a 15-year-old case around a volcanic ash-laden landscape and an impenetrable lake.

DirectorLav Diaz
WriterLav Diaz
ProducersStefano Centini·Jeremiah Oh

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Cast · Directed by Lav Diaz

JCJohn Lloyd Cruz
John Lloyd Cruz
Lt. Hermes Papauran
HOHazel Orencio
Hazel Orencio
Jane Liway
SMShaina Magdayao
Shaina Magdayao
Esmeralda Stuart
BGBart Guingona
Bart Guingona
Jack Barquero
AIAgot Isidro
Agot Isidro
Colonel
DPDido dela Paz
Dido dela Paz

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