Heremias
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Duration Running time 9 hours Language Filipino, Tagalog | 7.2/10 IMDb Genre Crime, Drama Initial release November 3, 2006 Music director Earl Drilon Writer Lav Diaz (story) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cast (Sgt. Querubin), (Heremias), Perry Dizon (Mando), (Ed), Mayen Estanero (Wife), Aero Joy Damaso (Little Girl)Similar movies Related Lav Diaz movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Heremias, also Unang aklat: Ang alamat ng prinsesang bayawak, is a 2006 Filipino indie crime drama film directed and written by Lav Diaz. It stars Ronnie Lazaro, Jordan and Sid Lucero as a bad cop. The 9-hour digital film (540-minutes) was produced by Celso De Guzman, with principal cinematography by Tamara Benitez, and was shot in Pililla, Rizal, Luzon. The film is "the story of a farmer (Ronnie Lazaro) who makes a pact with God to save a girl from rape."
Reception
At the Fribourg International Film Festival Lav Diaz won the Special Jury Award and was nominated for the Grand Prix Award. Discussing Heremias, a reviewer was impressed by the work of Tamara Benitez, calling her "so young and so talented".
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Heremias Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA
Heremias IMDb Heremias themoviedb.org