Bakit May Kahapon Pa?
Bakit may Kahapon Pa? (Why Is There a Yesterday?) is a 1996 Filipino drama film directed by Joel Lamangan. It is about a village girl who is mysteriously spared when a platoon of soldiers led by Colonel Valderamma (Garcia) 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.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Joel Lamangan |
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| Story by | Roy Iglesias |
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| Music by | Jessie Lasaten |
| Cinematography | Romeo Vitug |
| Edited by | Jess Navarro |
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| Distributed by | Viva Films |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Filipino |
Bakit May Kahapon Pa? is an award winning movie that gave its lead star, Nora Aunor her second international acting award from 1st East Asia Film and Television Award (Malaysia).[3]
Cast
- Nora Aunor ... Helen Morda / Karina Salvacion
- Eddie Garcia ... Gen. Valderama
- Dawn Zulueta ... Doña Leandra "Lea" Valderama
- Melisse Santiago ... Mumay
- Sarah Jane Abad ... Young Helen
- Rolando Tinio ... Priest
- Daniel Fernando ... Mulong
Reviews
- "Bakit May Kahapon Pa? is heavy in flashback, it is almost where the entire film hangs its dramatic tension, but once you see Ate Guy with a gun, running with the loose screws of her head like a loony action star, isn’t that already enough fun for a two-hour film?"[4] - Richard Bolisay, film blogger
- "The filmmakers are able to use and integrate creatively the various elements of the cinema - screenplay, production design, direction, acting, cinematography, editing, music, and sound. It reflects the creative integration of the various elements of cinema to an eminent degree. Its screenplay is effective; it explores significant subject matter of experience and conceives this with originality according to the particular demands of the film medium. The Cinematography is considered effective too; it successfully visualizes content through lighting, composition, movement, and related camera techniques, can't you see that "Bakit May Kahapon Pa?" is just a perfect movie?"[5]
Awards and recognition
| Year | Group | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| 1996 | 1st East Asia Film and Television Award (Malaysia)[6] | Best Actress | Nora Aunor | Won |
| 1997 | Cairo International Film Festival | Golden Pyramid | Nominated | |
| Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards (FAMAS) | Best Actor | Eddie Garcia | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Dawn Zulueta | Won | ||
| Best Story | Roy C. Iglesias | Won | ||
| Best Screenplay | Roy C. Iglesias Julius Alfonso |
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| Gawad Urian Awards (Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino) | Best Actress | Nora Aunor | Won | |
| Best Cinematography | Romeo Vitug | Won | ||
| Best Picture | Nominated | |||
| Best Director | Joel Lamangan | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor | Eddie Garcia | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Dawn Zulueta | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Roy C. Iglesias Julius Alfonso |
Nominated | ||
| Best Sound | Ramon Reyes | Nominated | ||
| Best Editing | Jess Navarro | Nominated | ||
| Luna Awards (Film Academy of the Philippines) | Best Picture | Nominated | ||
| Star Awards for Movies (Philippine Movie Press Club) | Best Picture | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress | Nora Aunor | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor | Eddie Garcia | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Melisse Santiago | Nominated | ||
| Best Director | Joel Lamangan | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Roy C. Iglesias Julius Alfonso |
Nominated | ||
| Best in Sound | Ramon Reyes | Nominated | ||
| Best in Editing | Jess Navarro | Nominated | ||
| Young Critics Circle | Best Performance by Male or Female, Adult or Child, Individual or Ensemble in Leading or Supporting Role | Nora Aunor | Nominated |
List of Film Festivals competed or Exhibited
- 1997 Bakit May - 1st East Asian Film and TV Festival Penang, Malaysia, Aug. 28-Sept. 3. (Competition Film)
- Winner, Golden Pearl Award for Best Actress (Nora Aunor)*
- 1997 - Fukuoka International Film Festival, Feature Film: Excellent Films of Asia, September 12–21
- 1997 - Cairo International Film Festival Cairo, Egypt, Competition Film, December 1–15
- 1995 - 2nd Asian Film Festival, Tokyo, Japan,
- 1998 - International Film Festival of India New Delhi, India, Competition Film, January 10–20
- 1998 - Brussels International Independent Film Festival, Competition Film
References
- "Nora Aunor Filmography". Archived from the original on 2013-05-16. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
- "Bakit May Kahapon Pa". Archived from the original on 2014-10-24. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
- "PENANG'S 1st EAST ASIA FILM AND TELEVISION FESTIVAL". Archived from the original on 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
- "Hands Clean in Joel Lamangan's Bakit May Kahapon Pa? (1996)". Archived from the original on 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
- "Bakit may kapahon pa? reviews". Archived from the original on 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
- "B R Chopra bags Pearl Legend award". Archived from the original on 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
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