Death in the Land of Encantos

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Kagadanan sa banwaan ning mga engkanto
Directed by Lav Diaz
Screenplay byLav Diaz
Produced byLav Diaz
StarringRoeder Camanag
Angeli Bayani
Perry Dizon
Dante Perez
CinematographyLav Diaz
Edited byLav Diaz
Jay Ramirez
Music byLav Diaz
Release date
2007 (Venice Film Festival)
Running time
9 hours
LanguagesFilipino, Tagalog

Death in the Land of Encantos (Tagalog : Kagadanan sa banwaan ning mga engkanto) is a Filipino experimental film co-produced, edited, written and directed by Lav Diaz. At 540 minutes (9 hours), [1] it is among the longest films ever made. Awarded the NETPAC Prize, Best Asian Feature at the Jogja Asian Film Festival, the Jeonju FIPRESCI Prize, and Orizzonti Prize (Special Mention) at Venice Film Festival.

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Reception

Writing for Cinema Scope Magazine, Robert Koehler praised the film, stating "It’s a cinema viewing experience without parallel, exactly recreating what happens if one were to stand in a large landscape and wait for a person to arrive from the extreme distance." [2]

Awards and nominations

YearEventCategoryRecipientResult
2007 Venice Film Festival Venice Horizons Award - Special MentionDeath in the Land of EncantosWon
Venice Horizons AwardLav DiazNominated
200831st Gawad Urian Awards Best FilmDeath in the Land of EncantosNominated
Best DirectionLav DiazNominated
Best ScreenplayNominated
Best Production DesignLav Diaz
Dante Perez
Won
Best ActorRoeder CamanagNominated

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References

  1. "Kagadanan sa banwaan ning mga engkanto". IMDB. IMDB. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  2. Koehler, Robert. "Spotlight Death in the Land of Encantos". Cinema Scope. Cinema Scope.