Singapore Premiere of Hele Sa Hiwagang Hapis (A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery)

Dir. Lav Diaz | 485 min | 2016 | Philippines, Singapore | Tagalog and Spanish with English subtitles

1.30pm – 11pm (with 90 min intermission)
Introduction by director Lav Diaz
National Gallery Singapore, Auditorium

Ticket Price (includes Dinner)
$13 | $11.50 per ticket for seniors, students & Gallery Insiders

Tickets available through the Gallery and SISTIC websites and ticketing counters

Synopsis:
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery portrays the events surrounding the disappearance of Andrés Bonifacio, the Father of the Philippine Revolution of 1896 against Spain. The film consists of various interconnected narrative threads: the harrowing search for Bonifacio’s missing body by his widow; the story of the ballad Jocelynang Baliwag that became the anthem of the Revolution; the journey of fictional characters Simoun and Isagani found in the revolutionary writings of Jose Rizal; and the agency of mythical creatures such as Tikbalang, Bernardo Carpio and Engkanto from ancient Philippine folklore. The eight-hour film is an epic journey through history, literature and mythology.
Winner of the Alfred Bauer Silver Bear Award at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.

For more information about the salon session, please visit In The Light of History: Visions of a Nascent Nation

Organiser:
Asian Film Archive

Programming Partners:
National Gallery Singapore, Akanga Film Asia, Potocol