00:00 Actor John Lloyd Cruz bags the prestigious Boccalinadoro Prize, or Golden Jug Award,
00:05 for Best Actor at the 76th Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland.
00:10 John Lloyd is recognized for his lead role in Labdias' Essential Truths of the Lake,
00:14 the only Southeast Asian entry for the main competition.
00:18 In his acceptance speech, John Lloyd dedicates the prize to his countrymen.
00:22 "I dedicate this trophy to all the people of the world who have given me this honor."
00:26 Essential Truth is about a good cop and investigator in a country where thousands die in Rodrigo
00:31 Duterte's drug war.
00:32 John Lloyd is the second Filipino actor to receive the Golden Jug Award for Best Actor.
00:36 (upbeat music)
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