Why Is There a Yesterday?
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The story follows a village girl who is mysteriously spared when a platoon of soldiers led by Colonel Valderamma 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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Cast
41 people
Nora Aunor
Karina Salvacion / Helen
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Bona
Eddie Garcia
Gen. Valderama
Known for
Black Mama, White Mama
Joel Lamangan
Roy Iglesias
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The Son of Brocka
Ganito Kami Muli
Jessie Lasaten
Jocelyn D Bracamonte
Dawn Zulueta
Leah
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A Family Affair
Walang Hanggan
Romeo Vitug
Julius Alfonso
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Menor de Edad
Regina Dee
Daniel Fernando
Mulong
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Vic del Rosario Jr
Joel Lamangan Director · Roy Iglesias Screenplay Julius Alfonso Screenplay
First release September 18, 1996 · Produced in Philippines · Languages English, Tagalog
Production
Viva Films
Production
Philippines
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Languages
Original title
Bakit May Kahapon Pa?
Original language
Tagalog
Spoken on screen
English · Tagalog
Release dates
Philippines · September 18, 1996
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Japan
September 12, 1997 · Premiere · 7th Fukuoka International Film Festival
Malaysia
August 1, 1997 · East Asian Film and Television Festival
Singapore
April 13, 1997 · Premiere · Singapore International Film Festival
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