72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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Hele Sa Hiwagang Hapis / A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery

Lav Diaz
Philippines      480 m.
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Various interconnected narrative threads on the Philippine Revolution of 1896-1897 against the Spanish colonial government make up Hele Sa Hiwagang Hapis / A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery: the story of the ballad of Jocelynang Baliwag, which became the hymn of the revolution; Gregoria de Jesús’s desperate search for the body of the father of the Philippine Revolution, Andrés Bonifacio; the journey of the national heroes Simon and Isagani, who are fictional characters; and the role of the mythical hero of the Philippine resistance, Bernardo Carpio, and the half-man, half-horse Tikbalang / Engkanto in the Philippine psyche. This film represents a fusion of history, literature and mythology.

Director
Lav Diaz
Screenplay
Lav Diaz
Production
Ten17P (Philippines)
Bianca Balbuena
Epicmedia (Philippines)
Paul Soariano
Sine Olivia Pilipinas (Philippines)
Photography
Larry Manda
Edition
Lav Diaz
Music
Erwin Romulo
Cast
John Lloyd Cruz, Piolo Pascual, Hazel Orencio, Alessandra de Rossi, Joel Saracho, Susan Africa, Bernardo Bernardo, Cherie Gil, Angel Aquino
Format
DCP FOLLOWING DCI
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Köpenicker Str., 184
10997
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Germany
Running Time
480 m.
Country
Philippines
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