Essential Truths of the Lake

Aug 6, 2023

3h 35m

★ 6.5

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Films Boutique

Rosa Filmes

Tiers Pictures

Volos Films Italia

Bord Cadre Films

Sovereign Films

Epicmedia

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Cast

Lt. Hermes Papauran

John Lloyd Cruz

Jane Liway

Hazel Orencio

Esmeralda Stuart

Shaina Magdayao

Jack Barquero

Bart Guingona

Colonel

Agot Isidro

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