Festival Note
A prequel to When the Waves are Gone. John Lloyd Cruz reprises his role as police lieutenant Hermes Papauran as he takes on a 15-year-old case involving the disappearance of the artist Esmeralda Stuart (Shaina Magdayao). Diaz places this investigation in the context of Duterte’s deadly drug war, and crafts discourse around the purpose of the Philippine National Police, and its many failings.
Isang prequel sa When the Waves are Gone. Muling ginaganap ni John Lloyd Cruz ang kanyang papel si Police Lieutenant Hermes Papauran sa pagharap niya sa 15 taong gulang na kaso ng pagkawala ng artist na si Esmeralda Stuart (Shaina Magdayao). Inilalagay ni Diaz ang pagsisiyasat na ito sa konteksto ng malagim na giyera sa droga ni Duterte, at bumubuo ng diskurso tungkol sa layunin ng Philippine National Police, at ang maraming kabiguan nito.