A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery

Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis

2016·485'

Lav Diaz

HistoryAdventureDramaFantasy

★ 7.7

Letterboxd TMDB #377153

A marriage of history, literature and mythology.

Andrés Bonifacio is celebrated as the father of the Philippines Revolution against Spanish colonial rule. This eight-hour epic examines this myth, undertaking an expedition into history through various interwoven narrative threads, held together by an exploration of the individual’s role in history.

Cast

Piolo Pascual Simoun / Crisostomo Ibarra

John Lloyd Cruz Isagani

Hazel Orencio Oryang / Gregoria De Jesus

Alessandra de Rossi Cesaria Belarmino

Susan Africa Ms. Hule

Joel Saracho Mr. Karyo

Sid Lucero Basilio

Cherie Gil Female Tikbalang

Bernardo Bernardo Male Tikbalang

Angel Aquino Tikbalang

Ronnie Lazaro Sebastian Caneo

Ely Buendia Musician