Lav diaz’s marathon film bags top prize in Swiss fest

By The Manila Times

Aug 17, 2014 11:18 pm

GENEVA: A five-and-a-half-hour film from the Philippines Mula Sa Kung Ano Ang Noon (From What Is Before) scooped the coveted Golden Leopard prize at the Locarno film festival in Switzerland on Saturday (Sunday in Manila).

Clocking in at 338 minutes, the black-and-white film from director Lav Diaz beat 16 other films to the festival’s top prize, the organizers said in a statement.

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