English title: A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery

Ten17P, Epicmedia, sine olivia pilipinas

Black and white, 485 min

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Synopsis

Andres Bonifacio y de Castro is considered to be one of the most influential proponents in the struggle against Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines during the late nineteenth century. Today, he is still celebrated as the father of the Philippine Revolution. Director Lav Diaz examines this myth and undertakes another expedition into the eventful history of his native land. The film’s various loosely interwoven narrative threads are held together by an exploration of the role of the individual in history and their involvement in political and social developments. Bonifacio’s widow is searching for her husband’s missing dead body; as she and her followers stumble deeper into the jungle, they become entangled in the dense thicket of their own guilt and responsibility. The Spanish governor tries to play off the various rebel factions and their utopian visions against each other. At the same time, a badly wounded companion of Bonifacio reflects upon the victims a revolution inevitably creates. The film’s high-contrast black-and-white photography makes the journey into the past abstract. Mythology, facts and a vibrant sense of history merge.

 

Cast and Crew

 

Trailers

 

 

Behind-the-scenes story

“The inside story of Lav Diaz’s new 8-hour epic”, Jansen Musico, CNN Philippines

 

Interview

“El Filibustero: Lav Diaz’s A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery”, Michael Sicinski, Cinema Scope

 

Reviews

Oggs Cruz, ““Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis: No Greater Love””, Rappler, March 28, 2016

Noel Vera, “Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis (A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery)”, Critic After Dark, March 25, 2016

Paul Castillo, “Ang Mito ng Bayang Ginigising ng Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis”, kung sine sine lang, June 12, 2016

Matthew Escosia, “HELE SA HIWAGANG HAPIS (A LULLABY TO THE SORROWFUL MYSTERY) – MOVIE REVIEW”, Film Geek Guy, March 2016

Fred Hawson, “Review of HELE SA HIWAGANG HAPIS: Art is Freedom”, Fred Said: Movies, March 28, 2016

Justin Joyas, “‘Hele Sa Hiwagang Hapis’: A passionate film about the fate of the Philippines”, GMA News Online, March 27, 2016

James Espinoza, “Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis”, Film Police Reviews

Jay E. Tria, “REVIEW: HELE SA HIWAGANG HAPIS”, April 24, 2016

Karl M. Gaspar, “FILM REVIEW: Hele Sa Hiwagang Hapis (A Lullaby To The Sorrowful Mystery) “, Mindanews.com, April 6, 2016

Philbert Dy, “‘Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis’ is the Story of Us”, Click the City, March 22, 2016

Mari-An Santos, “REVIEW: Lav Diaz’s Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis holds a mirror up to Filipinos”, Pep.ph, March 25, 2016

Macky Cruz, “Magigising ang Pagkatao Mo sa ‘Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis’”, Nood.ph, March 27, 2016

Michael Sy Lim, “Movie Review: Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis (A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery)”, Fashionpulis.com, April 13, 2016

Cinema Bravo, “MOVIE REVIEW: Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis (2016)”, CinemaBravo.com, March 27, 2016

Definitely Filipino, “Flick Review: Hele Sa Hiwagang Hapis”, DefinitelyFilipino.com, April 16, 2016

J. Pilapil Jacobo, “Kung Makikipagtuos sa Ugali ng Panahunan: Sipat sa “Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis” (2016)”, YCC Film Desk, March 29, 2016

My Movie World, “Movie Review: Hele Sa Hiwagang Hapis”, mymovieworld.com-coolman0304.blogspot.com, March 27, 2016

Nonoy Lauzon, “Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis: Revolutions eat their own children”, YCC Film Desk, March 28, 2016

Nazamel Tabares, “MOVIE REVIEW: Hele Sa Hiwagang Hapis (2016)”, Pelikula Mania, March 25, 2016

Stefan Garcia, “8 Reasons Why You Should Watch Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis”, zerothreetwo, April 8, 2016

Cholo Sediaren, “Review: Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis”, That’s What CSED, April 4, 2016

DJ Ramones, “‘Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis’ (Lav Diaz, 2016): necessary fiction”, Reverse Delay, April 24, 2016

Maximilian Luc Proctor, “Berlinale 2016 – Hele sa hiwagang hapis (A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery)”, cinea.be, February 26, 2016