Essential Truths of the Lake (2023)
- Directed by
- Lav Diaz
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Philippines
- Runtime
- 3h 35m
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A police lieutenant in the Philippines wrestles with his conscience as he investigates a 15 year old case amid the violence and dishonesty of the Duterte administration. The search takes him through a desolate volcanic landscape and around a mysterious lake.
slow-burnbleakmeditativesombertensevisually starkatmosphericintrospectivegrave
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