Somewhere around the sixth hour of “A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery,” two characters engage in a hoary discussion about the value of art as an instrument of political change. “The world needs art ...

Master filmmaker Lav Diaz turns his eye on revolutionary times with a movie that seamlessly blends real history with some of the country’s seminal tales and legends. Simoun and Isagani (Piolo Pascual ...