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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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