'Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis' to stream on YouTube for free this June 12

Here's something to watch on Independence Day: Lav Diaz's eight-hour epic "Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis" is streaming on YouTube for free this June 12.

For those who haven’t seen it, the award-winning film tells the story about the rise and fall of Filipino evolution, and the cast includes John Lloyd Cruz, Piolo Pascual, Alessandra de Rossi, and Sid Lucero.

The 2016 Berlinale Film Festival Silver Bear award winning film, Hele Sa Hiwagang Hapis, a Lav Diaz film.
To celebrate Philippine Independence, we are streaming #HeleSaHiwagangHapis on TEN17P’s YouTube Channel for FREE this June 12-14. Click link: https://t.co/qH76YY3SUf pic.twitter.com/RpPEnZMTOV

— TEN17P (@Ten17P) June 6, 2020

Singer-songwriter Ely Buendia, who you might also spot in the movie, invited everyone to catch the livestream.

Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis, Lav Diaz’s 8-hour epic will be streaming for free on Youtube on June 12. Mark the date!

— Ely Buendia (@elybuendia9001) June 7, 2020

"Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis" (A Lullaby for the Sorrowful Mystery) won the Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize in the 2016 Berlinale Film Festival.

It will be available on the TEN17P YouTube channel from June 12 to June 14.

—Margaret Claire Layug/JCB, GMA News