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THE WOMAN WHO LEFT (ANG BABAENG HUMAYO)
DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, POLAND
 
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Completed - FILIPINO - Drama - 226 minutes




Year of production : 2016

Director(s) : Lav DIAZ
 Writer(s) : Lav DIAZ, Leo TOLSTOY
 Cast : Charo SANTOS-CONCIO, John Lloyd CRUZ, Michael DE MESA, Shamaine CENTENERA-BUENCAMINO

 Producer(s) : Lav DIAZ, Ronald ARGUELLES

Synopsis

Horacia has spent the last 30 years in a women's correctional facility. A former elementary school teacher, she leads a quiet existence helping others practice reading and writing. When another inmate confesses to the original crime, Horacia is released and seeks out her estranged family. While searching for her missing son Junior, she discovers again her homeland - the Philippines of the late 90s, only to realize that its inhabitants are terrorized by corruption and rampant kidnappings. Her generous personality becomes tainted by feelings of revenge...

Production

Country(ies) : PHILIPPINES

Distributors More info with Europa distribution

AUSTRIA Mar 09, 2018 FILMGARTEN
BELGIUM Dec 21, 2017 MOOOV
BRAZIL ZETA FILMES
CZECH REPU FILM EUROPE (CZ
FRANCE Feb 01, 2017 ARP SÉLECTION
GERMANY Feb 04, 2018 GRANDFILM GMBH
ITALY FIL ROUGE MEDIA
NETHERLAND Dec 21, 2017 CONTACT FILM
POLAND NEW HORIZONS IN
SLOVAKIA FILM EUROPE (SL


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Festivals and Awards

Venice 2016 (Golden Lion)
Toronto - TIFF 2016
T-Mobile New Horizons 2017


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