Faced with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody murders and brazen lies, ethically conflicted police lieutenant Hermes Papauran continues his struggle to find a resolution to a 15-year-old case around a volcanic ash-laden landscape and an impenetrable lake.
Unfortunately the movie Essential Truths of the Lake is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Writing | Lav Diaz | Screenplay |
| Production | Stefano Centini | Executive Producer |
| Production | Joaquim Sapinho | Co-Producer |
| Production | Jean-Christophe Simon | Co-Producer |
| Production | Marta Vieira Alves | Co-Producer |
| Production | Jeremiah Oh | Executive Producer |
| Production | Andreas Roald | Executive Producer |
| Art | Allen Alzola | Art Direction |
| Production | Bianca Balbuena | Producer |
| Production | Bradley Liew | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tetai Roldan | Costume Design |
| Production | Jamal Zeinal Zade | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Corinne de San Jose | Sound Designer |
| Writing | Lav Diaz | Writer |
| Editing | Lav Diaz | Editor |
| Crew | Lav Diaz | Cinematography |
| Sound | Cecil Cuban | Sound |
| Crew | Larry Manda | Cinematography |
| Production | Dan Wechsler | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Lav Diaz | Director |
