A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery
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Theatrical release poster
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| Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis | |
| Directed by | Lav Diaz |
| Produced by | Lav Diaz Bianca Balbuena Paul Soriano Fran Borgia Jeremy Chua |
| Written by | Lav Diaz |
| Starring |
John Lloyd Cruz Piolo Pascual |
| Music by |
Ely Buendia Danny Fabella |
| Cinematography | Larry Manda |
| Edited by | Lav Diaz |
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Production
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Ten17 Productions
Epicmedia Sine Olivia Pilipinas Potocol Akanga Film Productions |
| Distributed by | Star Cinema |
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Release date
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Running time
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485 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Filipino English Spanish Mandarin |
| Box office | ₱4 million |
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery (Filipino: Hele Sa Hiwagang Hapis) is a 2016 Philippine-Singaporean independent historical fantasy drama film directed by Lav Diaz. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. At the film festival, it won the Alfred Bauer Prize. The film was released on March 26 and was distributed by Star Cinema.
The film received mixed reviews from critics, with criticism mostly directed towards its pacing and confusing narrative. Guy Lodge of Variety states in his review that "A major disappointment from a major filmmaker, Diaz's latest super-sized tapestry of historical fact, folklore and cine-poetry is typically ambitious in its expressionism—but sees the helmer venturing into the kind of declamatory, didactic rhetoric that his recent stunners Norte, the End of History and From What Is Before so elegantly avoided."
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