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Lav Diaz's 'Ang Hupa' starring Piolo Pascual to be shown in Cannes

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/04/23/20190423-ang-hupa.jpg"/><figcaption>Lav Diaz&#x27;s newest movie with Piolo Pascual, &#x27;Ang Hupa,&#x27; is going to be shown in France.</figcaption></figure></div><p>Lav Diaz&#x27;s newest movie starring Piolo Pascual has been included in this year&#x27;s lineup for the prestigious Directors&#x27; Fortnight, a non-competitive film showcase that runs concurrently with the Cannes Film Festival in France, it was announced on Tuesday. </p><p>&quot;Ang Hupa&quot; (&quot;The Halt&quot;) is among the 24 films selected. It is one of only three films from Asia, alongside Takashi Miike&#x27;s &quot;Hatsukoi&quot; (&quot;First Love&quot;) and Johnny Ma&#x27;s &quot;Huo Zhe Chang Zhe&quot; (&quot;The Live to Sing&quot;). </p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/anghupa/photos/a.322074315151194/322017578490201/?type=3&amp;theater" data-width="auto"> </div><p>The Directors; Fortnight, organized by the French Directors Guild, has been presented in Cannes since 1969. </p><p>According to its <a href="https://www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com/en/">website</a>, this section of the Cannes Film Festival prides itself by its &quot;freedom of thinking,&quot; and that its non-competitive nature highlights &quot;its true intention of sharing its films.&quot;</p><p>Past editions included movies such as Damien Chazelle&#x27;s &quot;Whiplash,&quot; Sean Baker&#x27;s &quot;The Florida Project&quot; and Chloe Zhao&#x27;s &quot;The Rider.&quot; </p><p>Not much is known of Diaz&#x27;s &quot;Ang Hupa&quot; other than that it stars Pascual and is produced by Spring Films and Sine Olivia Pilipinas. Also part of the cast are Joel Lamangan, Pinky Amador, and Shaina Magdayao. </p><p>A trailer has yet to be released. </p><p>A Facebook page about &quot;Ang Hupa&quot; was created just this Sunday. It shared a poster for it featuring Pascual when it announced that it will be part of the Directors&#x27; Fortnight. </p><p>Diaz&#x27;s historical film, &quot;Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan,&quot; also starring Pascual, competed in the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. </p>

<p>Lav Diaz's newest movie starring Piolo Pascual has been included in this year's lineup for the prestigious Directors' Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival. </p>

Lav Diaz's newest movie starring Piolo Pascual has been included in this year's lineup for the prestigious Directors' Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival.