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Bakit May Kahapon Pa? (1996)

Bakit May Kahapon Pa? poster
Directed by
Joel Lamangan
Genre
thriller, drama, action
Country
Philippines
Runtime
1h 49m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman who was a hitwoman for a rebel group seeks revenge on an army general. She believes he ordered the massacre of her village.

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What happens

Bakit May Kahapon Pa? (Why Is There a Yesterday?) is a 1996 Filipino suspense thriller drama film directed by Joel Lamangan from a screenplay written by Roy C. Iglesias and Julius Alfonso. Starring Nora Aunor, Eddie Garcia, and Dawn Zulueta, the film follows a rogue New People's Army hitwoman, who takes revenge on an army general for ordering the massacre of her village. Produced by Viva Films and IAM Film Productions, the film was theatrically released on September 18, 1996, and gave Aunor her second international acting award from 1st East Asia Film and Television Awards in Malaysia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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