Essential Truths of the Lake(2023)
Faced with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody murders and brazen lies, ethically conflicted police lieutenant Hermes Papauran continues his struggle to find a resolution to a 15-year-old case around a volcanic ash-laden landscape and an impenetrable lake.
Movie: Essential Truths of the Lake
Top 6 Billed Cast
Lt. Hermes Papauran
Jane Liway
Esmeralda Stuart
Jack Barquero
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