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A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery

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A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery

Mar 26, 2016

8h 5m

★ 7.7

A marriage of history, literature and mythology.

Overview

Andrés Bonifacio is celebrated as the father of the Philippines Revolution against Spanish colonial rule. This eight-hour epic examines this myth, undertaking an expedition into history through various interwoven narrative threads, held together by an exploration of the individual’s role in history.

Genres

Drama

Fantasy

Adventure

History

Production Companies

Epicmedia

Ten17p

Sine Olivia Pilipinas

Hubert Bals Fund

A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery Trailers

Cast

Piolo Pascual

Simoun / Crisostomo Ibarra

Piolo Pascual

John Lloyd Cruz

Isagani

John Lloyd Cruz

Hazel Orencio

Oryang / Gregoria De Jesus

Hazel Orencio

Alessandra de Rossi

Cesaria Belarmino

Alessandra de Rossi

Susan Africa

Ms. Hule

Susan Africa

Joel Saracho

Mr. Karyo

Joel Saracho

Sid Lucero

Basilio

Sid Lucero

Cherie Gil

Female Tikbalang

Cherie Gil

Bernardo Bernardo

Male Tikbalang

Bernardo Bernardo

Angel Aquino

Tikbalang

Angel Aquino

Ronnie Lazaro

Sebastian Caneo

Ronnie Lazaro

Ely Buendia

Musician

Ely Buendia

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