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Lav Diaz’s ‘History ni Ha’ to premiere at London film fest

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<p>MANILA — “History ni Ha,” a film by Lav Diaz starring John Lloyd Cruz, will make its world premiere at this year’s BFI London Film Festival.</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/historyaniha/posts/391674765865521" data-width="auto"> </div><p>The period film is part of the festival’s Dare Section, which features “in-your-face and arresting stories that take you out of your comfort zone.”</p><p>The title is described as a “sharp political fable” that “testifies to the ongoing reality of exploitation, channeled through Ha, a ventriloquist’s puppet who embodies art’s redemptive potential.”</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/01/20/qcinema-review-lav-diaz-offers-frank-political-message-in-lahi-hayop">QCinema review: Lav Diaz offers frank political message in &#x27;Lahi, Hayop&#x27;</a></li></ul><p>Cruz portrays Hernando, the ventriloquist.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/09/13/20/lav-diaz-wins-best-director-in-venice-for-new-film-lahi-hayop-genus-pan">Lav Diaz wins best director in Venice for new film, ‘Lahi, Hayop (Genus Pan)’</a></li></ul><p>According to the film’s synopsis, Hernando “returns home after several years away, with plans to marry his sweetheart and settle down,” only to get heartbroken.</p><p>“Hernando decides he will only communicate with the world through his puppet Ha. The pair accompany a nun, a sex worker and a teenage boy on their way to a remote island where gold has been discovered, a journey that holds fateful consequences.</p><p>“Whilst continuing to interrogate the issues of exploitation and injustice that have been persistent in many of his works, Diaz here also expounds on art and its power to transform.</p><p>“Can poetry and theatre truly act as antidotes to the cruelty of reality? In a film that’s immaculately scripted and superbly performed, Ha’s compelling monologues testify to this potential.” </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/04/19/movie-review-lav-diaz-offers-a-chilling-vision-of-ph-in-ang-hupa">Movie review: Lav Diaz offers a chilling vision of PH in &#x27;Ang Hupa&#x27;</a></li></ul><p>The film also stars Teroy Guzman, Mae Paner, Dolly de Leon, Jonathan Francisco, Hazel Orencio, Earl Ignacio, Ceian Hazel P. Gabuco, Jun Sabayton, Erwin Romulo and Allen Alzola.</p><p>Filmed in 2019 in Sibaltan in Palawan, “History ni Ha” was produced by Diaz’s sine olivia pilipinas.</p><p>The 65th BFI London Film Festival will be held from October 7 to 17.</p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1385495" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

“History ni Ha,” a film by Lav Diaz starring John Lloyd Cruz, will make its world premiere at this year’s BFI London Film Festival.