The Woman who Left

Winner of the Golden Lion at the 2016 Venice Film Festival, The Woman Who Left is an epic story of revenge that spans decades of Philippine history. After 30 years in prison, Horacia (CHARO SANTOS-CANCIO) discovers that her friend and fellow inmate committed the murder of which she was accused. This leads to her release and the transformative discovery of the man who framed her. Inspired by Tolstoy and directed with patience and poetry by the great Lav Diaz (Norte, the End of History), The Woman Who Left is a sensitive and transcendent expression of family and forgiveness.