A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery

A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery

485 mins | Drama, Adventure, History, Fantasy | March 26, 2016

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. 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. Mythology, facts and a vibrant sense of history merge.

A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery

485 mins | Drama, Adventure, History, Fantasy | March 26, 2016

A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery
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. 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. Mythology, facts and a vibrant sense of history merge.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Sine Olivia Pilipinas, Epicmedia, TEN17P
Original title Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis
Directors Karenina Haniel, Lav Diaz
Writers Lav Diaz

Cast

Piolo Pascual

as Simoun, Crisostomo Ibarra

John Lloyd Cruz

as Isagani

Hazel Orencio

as Oryang, Gregoria De Jesus

Alessandra de Rossi

as Cesaria Belarmino

Susan Africa

as Aling Hule

Joel Saracho

as Mang Karyo

Sid Lucero

as Basilio

Cherie Gil

as Babae / Female Tikbalang

Bernardo Bernardo

as Lalake / Male Tikbalang

Angel Aquino

as Androgynous / Tikbalang

Ronnie Lazaro

as Sebastian Caneo

Ely Buendia

as Musikero

Bart Guingona

as Kapitan Heneral

Jean Judith Javier

as Pepita

Paul Jake Paule

as Bangkero

Noel Sto. Domingo

as Magsasaka

Karenina Haniel

as Aling Rosario

Menggie Cobarrubias

as Padre Florentino

Earl Ignacio

as Lazaro Makapagal

Sheen Gener

as Birhen

Matt Daclan

as Andres Bonifacio

Kristine Kintana

as Aling Martina

Bradley Liew

as Tubak

Ricky Gallardo

as Quiroga

Moira Lang

as Quiroda's Lady 2

Bianca Balbuena

as Quiroga's Lady 3

Sigrid Andrea Bernardo

as Ramona's mother

Kuya Manzano

as Padre Camorra