Essential Truths of the Lake

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.

Cast

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

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