Season of the Devil

2018

3h 54m

Musical

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A young and fearless doctor opens a clinic for the poor in a remote village in the Philippines but disappears without leaving clues soon after. Her husband, who is an activist poet and teacher, seeks the truth about his wife.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Season of the Devil has a tragic weight.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 22, 2018

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Guy Lodge

Variety

Diaz remains emphatically his own artist, whether to exhilarating or punishing effect: "Don't give in to the masses' sensibilities!" warns one of his typically catchy lyrics, and you can't say he doesn't practice what he preaches.

Feb 21, 2018

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Clarence Tsui

Hollywood Reporter

There's no way one could sit back and marvel comfortably at what Season of the Devil offers ─ and perhaps that's exactly Diaz's point.

Feb 20, 2018

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Zhuo-Ning Su

Awards Daily

A form of cinematic expression so uniquely its own we probably don't have all the vocabulary to talk about it yet.

Oct 17, 2019

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Oggs Cruz

Rappler

Diaz may be using the Martial Law as a metaphor for the country in a state of strife, but it is as obvious as day that his call to arms is for the present.

Jul 17, 2019

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Antonio R. Jiménez

Espinof

The musical and horror go hand in hand in this impressive work of almost four hours. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

Jul 1, 2019

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Synopsis

A young and fearless doctor opens a clinic for the poor in a remote village in the Philippines but disappears without leaving clues soon after. Her husband, who is an activist poet and teacher, seeks the truth about his wife.

Director: Lav Diaz
Screenwriter: Lav Diaz
Genre: Musical
Original Language: Filipino
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 7, 2019
Runtime: 3h 54m