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Why Is There a Yesterday?
Why Is There a Yesterday?

Why Is There a Yesterday?

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Bakit may Kahapon Pa? (Why Is There a Yesterday?) is a 1996 Filipino drama film directed by Joel Lamangan. It is about a village girl who is mysteriously spared when a platoon of soldiers led by Colonel Valderamma (Garcia) massacres her family along with peasants accused of sympathizing with the communists. When the girl has grown up, her body has healed but her mind is yet to recover from the horrible experience. She continues to thirst for revenge and crafts a scheme to exact retribution. She eyes the head of the military mission who instigated the carnage that she survived. He is now a well-admired retiring general who is about to cap his career with the service's highest honors.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Tagalog

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

18 September 1996

Country

Philippines

Cast

Nora Aunor

Nora Aunor

Helen/ Karina Salvacion

Eddie Garcia

Eddie Garcia

Gen. Valderama

Dawn Zulueta

Dawn Zulueta

Leah

Daniel Fernando

Daniel Fernando

Mulong

Melisse Santiago

Melisse Santiago

Mumay

Sarah Jane Abad

Sarah Jane Abad

Young Helen

Rolando Tinio

Rolando Tinio

Priest/ Confessor

Ama Quiambao

Ama Quiambao

Col. Madrigal's sister

Ray Ventura

Ray Ventura

Col. Madrigal

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