Heremias

Heremias
Directed by	Lav Diaz
Produced by	Celso De Guzman
Written by	Lav Diaz
Starring	Ronnie Lazaro
Music by	Earl Drilon
Cinematography	Tamara Benitez
Edited by	Lia Martinez
Language	Filipino, Tagalog

Heremias, also Unang aklat: Ang alamat ng prinsesang bayawak, is a 2006 Filipino indie crime drama film directed and written by Lav Diaz. It stars Ronnie Lazaro, Jordan and Sid Lucero as a bad cop. The 9-hour digital film (540-minutes) was produced by Celso De Guzman, with principal cinematography by Tamara Benitez, and was shot in Pililla, Rizal, Luzon. The film is "the story of a farmer (Ronnie Lazaro) who makes a pact with God to save a girl from rape."

At the Fribourg International Film Festival Lav Diaz won the Special Jury Award and was nominated for the Grand Prix Award. Discussing Heremias, a reviewer was impressed by the work of Tamara Benitez, calling her "so young and so talented".

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