Why Is There a Yesterday?

Sep 18, 1996

1h 49m

★ 7.0

Overview

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.

Genres

Thriller

Drama

Action

Production Companies

Viva Films

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Cast

Helen/ Karina Salvacion

Nora Aunor

Gen. Valderama

Eddie Garcia

Leah

Dawn Zulueta

Mulong

Daniel Fernando

Mumay

Melisse Santiago

Young Helen

Sarah Jane Abad

Priest/ Confessor

Rolando Tinio

Col. Madrigal's sister

Ama Quiambao

Col. Madrigal

Ray Ventura

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