Heremias (2006)

Original title

Heremias: Unang Aklat - Ang Alamat ng Prinsesang Bayawak

Directed by

Lav Diaz

Genre

independent film

Country

Philippines

Runtime

9h

Rated

18+

Rating

7.9 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A farmer makes a pact with God to rescue a girl from being raped. The story follows his difficult journey in the rural Philippines.

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What happens

Heremias: Book One – The Legend of the Lizard Princess (also Unang Aklat: Ang Alamat ng Prinsesang Bayawak) is a 2006 Filipino crime drama film written and directed by Lav Diaz. It stars Ronnie Lazaro and Sid Lucero, alongside a cow named Jordan. The 8-hour digital film (519 minutes) was produced by Celso De Guzman, with principal cinematography by Tamara Benitez, and was shot in Pililla, Rizal, Luzon. The film is "the story of a farmer who makes a pact with God to save a girl from rape." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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