Once a Moth
7.6
“Once a moth is not afraid of an eagle.”
Living near the American military-controlled Clark Air Base, Corazon de la Cruz dreams of a better life in America until the unspeakable happens.
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Cast
15 people
Nora Aunor
Corazon de la Cruz
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Eddie Villamayor
Carlito de la Cruz
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Lupita Aquino-Kashiwara Director · Marina Feleo-Gonzales Screenplay Restie Umali Composer
United States release July 31, 1998 · Produced in Philippines · Languages English, Tagalog
Production
Premiere Productions
Production
Philippines
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Languages
Original title
Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo
Original language
Tagalog
Spoken on screen
English · Tagalog
Release dates
Philippines · December 25, 1976
Premiere · 2nd Metro Manila Film Festival
Philippines · December 25, 1976
Theatrical
United States · July 31, 1998
Theatrical · New York City, New York
United States · July 25, 2023
Physical · Blu-ray
Canada
July 25, 2023 · Physical · Blu-ray
Germany
November 15, 1985 · TV · Deutscher Fernsehfunk 2 (East Germany)
Japan
July 25, 2023 · Physical · Blu-ray
Philippines
October 12, 2018 · Theatrical · restored version
May 19, 2019 · TV · Cinema One (restored version / cable TV premiere)
March 9, 2020 · TV · ABS-CBN (restored version / terrestrial premiere)
July 25, 2023 · Physical · Blu-ray
South Korea
July 25, 2023 · Physical · Blu-ray
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