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A man has only three and a half days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in a nondescript room for 20 years without any explanation.


“Guilt, God and gloomy revenge.”
After three decades' wrongful incarceration for murder, a woman discovers that her friend and fellow inmate committed the murder of which she was accused. This leads to her release and subsequent discovery of the man who framed her — her ruling class ex-lover.

Charo Santos
Horacia Somorostro / Renata

John Lloyd Cruz
Hollanda

Michael De Mesa
Rodrigo Trinidad

Nonie Buencamino
Balut Vendor

Marjorie Lorico
Minerva

Lao Rodriguez
Priest

Shamaine Buencamino
Petra

Mae Paner
Warden

Jean Judith Javier
Mameng

Kakai Bautista
Dading
The Woman Who Left is a drama film released in 2016 exploring themes of philippines, revenge, wrongful imprisonment, monochrome, slow cinema, revenge thriller. Directed by Lav Diaz, it stars Charo Santos, John Lloyd Cruz, Michael De Mesa. After three decades' wrongful incarceration for murder, a woman discovers that her friend and fellow inmate committed the murder of which she was accused. This leads to her release and subsequent discovery of the man who framed her — her ruling class ex-lover.
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