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Essential Truths of the Lake (2023)

Poster for Essential Truths of the Lake

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Lav Diaz
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    Lt. Hermes Papauran John Lloyd Cruz
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    Jane Liway Hazel Orencio
  • Profile picture of Shaina Magdayao
    Esmeralda Stuart Shaina Magdayao
  • Profile picture of Bart Guingona
    Jack Barquero Bart Guingona
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    Colonel Agot Isidro
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    Dido dela Paz

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Keywords

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