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This country finds itself shrouded in darkness for three full years after a massive volcano eruption in the film The Halt. The LUNA and FAMAS awards are the premiere awards given to films in this country. An actress from this country played a stage actress who invites the depressed Dan to join their performance of Romeo and Juliet in the film Ghostlight. A filmmaker from this country known for his lengthy runtimes directed a work (15[1])about the fallout (15[1])of the murder of a money lender on the perpetrator, the man wrongly blamed for it, and that man’s wife; that film is (*) Norte, the End of History. (10[2])An actress from this country gained international recognition for her role as Abigail, a woman who hands out pretzel sticks after she is affirmed as the captain (10[1])by several survivors of a pirate attack on a luxury yacht, in the film Triangle of Sadness. For 10 points, name this Asian country, the home of director Lav Diaz and actress Dolly de Leon. ■END■

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