Venice, Italy  - The film Lola by Filipino director Brillante Mendoza screened Thursday at the Venice Film Festival, becoming the second "surprise selection" to be included by organizers in this year's competition.

Earlier this week German director Werner Herzog's My Son, My Son What Have Ye Done?" was unveiled as the first "surprise" film to join the 23 previously announced films competing for the Golden Lion prize.

Lola, or Grandmother, tells the story of two women who bear the consequences of a crime involving their respective grandsons - one man the victim the other the suspect.