Essential Truths of the Lake (movie)

Name: Essential Truths of the Lake
Director: Lav Diaz
Released: 2023-7-6
Rating: 6.5
Cast: John Lloyd Cruz, Hazel Orencio, Shaina Magdayao, Bart Guingona, Agot Isidro

User score: 6.5
Production country: France, Italy, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Producer: Lav Diaz
Production companies: Epicmedia, Films Boutique, Rosa Filmes, Tiers Pictures, Volos Films Italia, Bord Cadre Films, Sovereign Films
Genre: Drama
Release date: 8/6/2023
Run time: 215 min.

Movie description

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.