Essential Truths of the Lake
2023, Tagalog. Directed by Lav Diaz.
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.
- Runtime
- 3h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Tagalog
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- Released
- 6 August 2023
- Country
- France, Italy, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, Switzerland, United Kingdom
- Written by
- Lav Diaz
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Essential Truths of the Lake runs 215 minutes (3h 35m).
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Essential Truths of the Lake isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 August 2023. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like Essential Truths of the Lake?
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Who directed Essential Truths of the Lake?
Essential Truths of the Lake (2023) was directed by Lav Diaz and stars John Lloyd Cruz, Hazel Orencio, Shaina Magdayao.