Essential Truths of the Lake

August. 06,2023      
Rating:
6.3
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

John Lloyd Cruz as  Lt. Hermes Papauran
Hazel Orencio as  Jane Liway
Shaina Magdayao as  Esmeralda Stuart
Bart Guingona as  Jack Barquero
Agot Isidro as  Colonel
Dido dela Paz as  

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