Movielogr
History of Ha (2021)
Directed by Lav Diaz
Overview
1957. Hernando Alamada, Filipino vaudeville great and a former socialist cadre, fulfills the last leg of his performing tour on the Mayflower cruise ship. He knows that the Philippines is experiencing a bitter transition yet again; the much-loved and popular president, Ramon Magsaysay, suddenly dies in a plane crash. He arrives in his poverty-stricken barrio, his country’s state and future burdening him heavily, and at the same time, a deep personal turmoil confronts him. He plods on an aimless journey. Akin to the Filipino ‘bodabil’, he finds himself on the gate of the theater of the absurd, a descent to burlesque, madness, to stark realities, and, ultimately, an ascent to his own redemption.
Length 296 minutes
Actors
John Lloyd Cruz | Mae Paner | Teroy Guzman | Dolly De Leon | Jonathan Francisco | Hazel Orencio | Earl Ignacio | Eliezl Cabuco | Cesar Cabuco | Ceian Hazel Cabuco | Allen Alzola | Erwin Romulo | Jun Sabayton | Jeremy Guiab