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According to Diaz, the film tells the story of 'the conflicted Lt. Hermes Papauran, arguably the Philippines’ greatest investigator, as he pursues a cold case down the banks and the waters of Taal'

After breaking through in 2004 with Evolution of a Filipino Family, one of the longest films ever made, experimental director Lav Diaz has re-emerged at the…

One might say Lav Diaz’s latest film, Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon (When the Waves are Gone), was constructed around a photograph taken during the drug war, the Pieta-like cradling of a user/pusher victim by his lover somewhere in the Pasay Rotonda area in the dead of night.

Venice 2022: The Filipino director, known for his lengthy running times, crafts a tale of two policemen at odds with stronger visuals than dialogue