Death in the Land of Encantos (2007)

Original title

Kagadanan sa Banwaan Ning mga Engkanto

Directed by

Lav Diaz

Genre

drama film

Country

Philippines

Runtime

9h

Rating

7.9 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A poet returns to his typhoon-ravaged hometown in the Philippines. He wanders through the devastated landscape and encounters memories and people from his past.

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What happens

Death in the Land of Encantos (Tagalog: Kagadanan sa banwaan ning mga engkanto) is a Filipino experimental film co-produced, edited, written and directed by Lav Diaz. At 540 minutes (9 hours), it is among the longest films ever made. Awarded the NETPAC Prize, Best Asian Feature at the Jogja Asian Film Festival, the Jeonju FIPRESCI Prize, and Orizzonti Prize (Special Mention) at Venice Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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