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Original Title :
Ang babaeng humayo
Genre :
Movie / Drama
Year :
2016
Directror :
Lav Diaz
Cast :
Charo Santos-Concio,John Lloyd Cruz,Michael De Mesa
Writer :
Lav Diaz,Leo Tolstoy
Budget :
PHP 4,000,000
Type :
Movie
Time :
3h 46min
Rating :
7.4/10

After 30 years of wrongful imprisonment, a woman plans to take revenge on her former lover.

Ang babaeng humayo (2016) Online

After 30 years of wrongful imprisonment, a woman plans to take revenge on her former lover.
Credited cast:
Charo Santos-Concio Charo Santos-Concio - Horacia Somorostro / Renata
John Lloyd Cruz John Lloyd Cruz - Hollanda
Michael De Mesa Michael De Mesa - Rodrigo Trinidad
Nonie Buencamino Nonie Buencamino - Magbabalot (as Noni Buencamino)
Shamaine Buencamino Shamaine Buencamino - Petra
Mae Paner Mae Paner - Warden
Mayen Estanero Mayen Estanero - Nena
Marjorie Lorico Marjorie Lorico - Minerva
Lao Rodriguez Lao Rodriguez - Father
Kakai Bautista Kakai Bautista - Dading
Jo-Ann Requiestas Jo-Ann Requiestas - Taba
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jean Judith Javier Jean Judith Javier - Mameng
Daniel Palisa Daniel Palisa - Harry

Shot with a Sony a7s II, a small Ultra-HD camera with strong low-light performance. [CNN Philippines, Sept. 2016]

Lav Diaz was the director, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor and co-producer.

This is actress Charo Santos-Concio's first feature film in 17 years.

The film was primarily shot in Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines which is the hometown of lead actress, Charo Santos-Concio. The film had 10 shooting days in Calapan. Six additional sequences were shot in an upscale subdivision called Town and Country Heights in Antipolo, Rizal, Philippines. [CNN Philippines, Sept. 2016]

Lav Diaz used mostly available and natural light sources. [CNN Philippines, Sept. 2016]

Lav Diaz was inspired by the Leo Tolstoy story "God Sees the Truth, But Waits", first published in 1872. Diaz then wrote the treatment for Женщина, которая ушла (2016) in two days and sent it to lead actress Charo Santos-Concio and the film's producer, Ronald Arguelles. An hour after he sent the email, Concio said yes. [CNN Philippines, Sept. 2016]

The efficient production team of Женщина, которая ушла (2016) had less than 20 members. They already worked on other features of Lav Diaz, so they were comfortable with Diaz's signature long takes and frequent improvisations. Each of the crew members performed multiple tasks and they even appeared as actors or extras on-screen when needed. [CNN Philippines, Sept. 2016]


User reviews

Rolorel

Rolorel

Ang Babaeng Humayo is, without any cuts, nearly four hours long. This three hour and fifty minute black and white film is essentially a revenge tale of a woman to her former lover. But it's not a typical revenge story focused on delivering the hate towards the opposed; it's actually revenge dipped with a cascade of humanity and among other things, transcendence.

This film talks about the metaphysical being of a human, what it means and how it means to be one. Revenge in The Woman who Left doesn't present characters who have completely expressed a dark attitude filled with teeming hate. It doesn't present a condition in which characters have to be wholly good or rather ideal; this film talks about the reality of human nature and how the physical surface is merely just a dot in the scheme of life.

Being a Lav Diaz film, one would expect long cuts or scenes of characters talking or the frame just focusing on the background, and that's right. I'll admit, this film is incredibly slow. But that doesn't mean that I wasn't captivated the whole way through. That doesn't mean that I had to check my watch an irrelevant amount of times throughout the duration of the entire movie. In fact, it drew me in. The performances of Charon Santos and John Lloyd Cruz are just fantastic. Santos, who portrayed a character that dealt with thirty years of wronged imprisonment exhibited perfect elegance and a vicious rawness to her acting. Cruz, who portrayed a misunderstood transvestite, had very careful acting which came off as positively natural. Just these two on screen are enough to engross me into this world and as I have mentioned earlier, this metaphysical state. That doesn't mean to say that everyone else was mediocre. The man who sold balot had a great aura and just every other side character did their part in delivering this terrific film.

With that being said, Ang Babaeng Humayo is glorious. It feels revolutionary at just a small scale, little words and actions changing one's life. Although I didn't feel this film to be completely perfect, with a lack of plot and resolution, that barely derailed me from experiencing this momentous movie. Lav Diaz is best at delivering his art through his script, lyrical words flowing together to formulate beautiful sentence structures that means more than it may seem. This film left a message that not only touched me as a viewer, but also as a human being.
The Sinners from Mitar

The Sinners from Mitar

Revealing the truth cleanses the soul, yet carelessness in doing so will condemn it. The knife cuts both ways. After 30 years in a prison work camp for a crime she did not commit, Horacia makes revealing the truth a priority in her life. With righteous fire she begins a quest to expose the true culprit. Her mark is Rodrigo; an arrogant and privileged former lover. Unlike Rodrigo, Horacia has a heart and this sensitivity and sympathy for others makes her vulnerable to distraction, to being found out before she has a chance to strike, or to losing her resolve in some way. Yet her good heart is also her strength. As Horacia closes in on Rodrigo, unexpected circumstances intervene.

This beautiful black and white film provides a intriguing portrait of small town Philippine society. Ambient sounds of wind in tree branches, tires on pavement and bird songs, lend authenticity to the images. At nearly four hours, the fans of "slow film" will certainly be in for an enjoyable, albeit snail-paced ride. I really enjoyed exploring the theme of how holding onto the truth, to hopes in your heart and helping others, invites both vulnerability and vindication. Winner of the golden lion and top prize at the 2016 Venice film festival.
Linn

Linn

Seen at the Viennale 2016: No, this movie is not too long. Don't be afraid of the many minutes. Lav Diaz knows how to entertain the movie buff. Most of the action takes place in the night and is filmed in black and white. I wondered, whether the use of b/w-film for the night scenes in the small village streets was a good idea. To my feeling the nights are darker in color. Anyway, too less story for the long-timed frames. The drama was not catchy enough for me to stay within the story. The long-timed frames provided (to me) too much time. So my mind wandered away from the movie and came back again and wandered away again and so on. This is okay with certain abstract movies, when your mind is set free with ideas and inspiration. Ang Babaeng Humayo did (to me) not provide this inspiration. Only the end is non-real enough to start dreaming. But there the movie ends abruptly. I saw it yesterday. And already today this nearly 4 hours are nearly forgotten. Left me unimpressed. But, praise to Lav Diaz! He wants and he dares. And for sure, I will go and see his next movie.
Kriau

Kriau

I used the (very helpful) advice of another reviewer and watched the movie slowly, in increments. It is beautifully shot and lighted in black and white, and the characters are subtle and well constructed. The use of "balut" in the film I thought was powerful (I had to look it up, its bird- usually duck.- embryos cooked inside the shell, before hatching) There is a mix of kindness and quiet rage at work that I found fascinating, although I would have liked that the political context of life in the Philippines be laid out in another manner, with less obvious exposition, perhaps. There was enough time for this... But the pace is excruciatingly slow, the situations repeat themselves (yes, I know, such as in life itself), I found the main plot point very predictable, and, in my opinion, there really is no reason for the length. I would have preferred to have refrained from the use of the word "boring", and rate the movie higher, but its not possible, to be honest.
Umsida

Umsida

I had high expectation for this movie but 30 minutes after, I wanted to fast forward. It's not that I don't like long Lav Diaz movies, I was totally entertained with Norte; but I found Horacia, perhaps uninteresting. Perhaps I have a bias with Santos-Concio, a bigwig in TV in the Philippines, and I have trouble believing in her portrayal as a wronged woman. Having seen the ad also didn't help, all the highlights of the movie is in the 1 minute ad, the rest of the movie is just long takes of street view, night view, church view, etc. That's ok except, it has little to do forwarding the story. I also frown upon black and white movies that are too grainy, I wanted to turn on the sharp button. So see this if you are a Lav Diaz fan or if you have 3 hours to spare. Otherwise, you are better off with Norte.
Konetav

Konetav

Too long and too slowly need slowly watch The dilemma of real life and rascal