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Release Year1996
Runtime1h 49m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresThriller, Drama, Action
Votes3
DirectorJoel Lamangan
WritersJulius Alfonso, Roy Iglesias
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.0 out of 10
Cast9 credited
Also Known AsWhy Is There a Yesterday?
About Why Is There a Yesterday?
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.
Directed by Joel Lamangan, Why Is There a Yesterday? leans on a strong ensemble — Nora Aunor, Eddie Garcia, Dawn Zulueta — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about thriller titles of 1996.
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