Heremias

Heremias: Book One – The Legend of the Lizard Princess
Unang Aklat: Ang Alamat ng Prinsesang Bayawak
Directed byLav Diaz
Written byLav Diaz
Produced byCelso De Guzman
StarringRonnie Lazaro
CinematographyTamara Benitez
Edited byLia Martinez
Music byEarl Drilon
Production
companies
Release dates
Running time
519 minutes
Countries
  • Philippines
  • Netherlands
  • Sweden
Languages
  • Filipino
  • Tagalog

Heremias: Book One – The Legend of the Lizard Princess (also Unang Aklat: Ang Alamat ng Prinsesang Bayawak) is a 2006 Filipino crime drama film written and directed by Lav Diaz. It stars Ronnie Lazaro and Sid Lucero, alongside a cow named Jordan.[1] The 8-hour digital film (519 minutes) [2] 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 who makes a pact with God to save a girl from rape."[3]

  1. ^ "GOING FOR THE BIG TIME". The Manila Times. September 26, 2006. Archived from the original on November 17, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2012 – via HighBeam Research.
  2. ^ "National Day of Switzerland. (Opinion & Editorial)". Manila Bulletin via. August 1, 2006.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Digital films gaining notice". Filipino Reporter. February 16, 2006. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2012 – via HighBeam Research.