PODCAST | Laura Della Corte interviews Lav Diaz, director of the film When the waves are gone.
In the interview with Lav Diaz, director of When the Waves are Gone, in the section Out of Competition, we talked about how people in disgrace try to compromise with their lives and try to fight brutal powers around them.
When the waves are gone: Lieutenant Hermes Papauran, one of the best investigators of the Philippines, is in a deep moral crossroad. As a member of the police forces, he is a first-hand witness of the murderous anti-drug campaign that his institution is implementing with dedication. The atrocities are corroding Hermes physically and spiritually, causing him a severe skin disease resulting from anxiety and guilt. As he tries to heal, a dark past haunts him and has eventually come back for a reckoning.