187 minutes | 2022 | Philippines | Narrative |
Tagalog | sub. English | 17+
Kapag Wala Na Ang Mga Alon
When The Waves Are Gone
Schedule
XXI 2 | THU 1 DEC | 19:15
XXI 1 | FRI 2 DEC | 18:45
Indonesia Premiere
Synopsis
Lieutenant Hermes Papauran, one of the best investigators of the Philippines, is at a deep moral crossroad. As a member of the police forces, he is a first-hand witness of the murderous anti-drug campaign that his institution is implementing with dedication. The atrocities are corroding Hermes physically and spiritually, causing him a severe skin disease resulting from anxiety and guilt. As he tries to heal, a dark past haunts him and has eventually come back for a reckoning.
Director
Lav Diaz
Director’s Filmography
2018
Season of the Devil
2016
The Woman who Left
Production Company
Epicmedia Production
Contact:
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Ghent International Film Festival 2022
Nominee for Audience Award
Venice FIlm Festival 2022
Official selection
Tokyo International Film Festival 2022
Official selection
Busan International Film Festival 2022
Official selection
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Director's Profile
Lav Diaz
Lavrente Indico Diaz aka Lav Diaz is a filmmaker from the Philippines born in 1958. He is especially notable for the length of his work, his films not being governed by time but by space and nature. His work mostly deals with the social and political struggles of his motherland.
Since 1998 he has directed eighteen films, and won numerous international awards including the Locarno Golden Leopard (From What is Before, 2014), the Berlinale Alfred Bauer Silver Bear (A Lullaby to The Sorrowful Mystery, 2016) and the Venice Golden Lion (The Woman Who Left, 2016).
