ESSENTIAL TRUTHS OF THE LAKE

Hermes Papauran, a respected police lieutenant, tries to solve the murder of an environmental activist 15 years ago – a case that has haunted him since. He soon becomes entangled in his own obsession, before nature shows itself in its roughest form: the eruption of the Taal volcano, a real-life event. Lav Diaz yet again adds strong documentary elements to his typical vocal criticism of the government. Never before has he portrayed women's resistance to violence in such stark terms. It is here that Hermes' journey into the abyss of WHEN THE WAVES ARE GONE begins.