The Woman Who Left

Venice Film Festival
Golden Lion
Toronto International Film Festival

The Woman Who Left

A Film by Lav Diaz

2016 - Philippines - Drama - 1.85 - 226 min.

with John Lloyd Cruz , Shamaine Centenera-Buencamino , Charo Santos-Concio & Michael De Mesa

Language: Tagalog
Produced by Lav Diaz

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...

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