Essential Truths of the Lake

3h 35m

Drama

6.5

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

John Lloyd Cruz

Lt. Hermes Papauran

Hazel Orencio

Jane Liway

Shaina Magdayao

Esmeralda Stuart

Bart Guingona

Jack Barquero

Agot Isidro

Colonel

Dido dela Paz

Unknown

Crew

Lav Diaz

Director, Writer, Screenplay, Editor, Cinematography

Larry Manda

Cinematography

Jamal Zeinal Zade

Executive Producer

Jeremiah Oh

Executive Producer

Dan Wechsler

Executive Producer

Stefano Centini

Executive Producer

Andreas Roald

Executive Producer

Bianca Balbuena

Producer

Bradley Liew

Producer

Marta Vieira Alves

Co-Producer

Joaquim Sapinho

Co-Producer

Jean-Christophe Simon

Co-Producer

Tetai Roldan

Costume Design

Corinne de San Jose

Sound Designer

Cecil Cuban

Sound

Allen Alzola

Art Direction