Yesterday Children (Kahapon, May Dalawang Bata) 25 years old

It is the time of El Niño, a season ruled by superstition and fear. The rain is long in coming, the ground has cracked up dry. The ricestalks are thin and sickly. Villagers go hungry. And a boy dies from a snakebite. The adults splinter. Some pray. Others join a cult to appease earth spirits and wait for the ada, the ricefield spirit goddess of bountiful harvest who dances naked on moonlit nights and signals the need for a virgin’s sacrifice. There are fence sitters, equally pro-church and pro-cult. A landlord’s steward enforces his master’s usury on hapless farmers. A self-righteous priest says rain must first be deserved. Two young women fight for the right to do with their bodies as they please. A bastard boy and a blind girl come of age. Yesterday, they were children.

Credits

Yesterday Children Cast

Name Character
Ara Mina She was 19, now 45 years old as Salve
Ronnie Lazaro He was 45, now 71 years old as Nonong
Jennifer Sevilla She was 24, now 50 years old as Daling
Eva Darren She was 55, now 81 years old as Puring
Tonton Gutierrez He was 34, now 60 years old as Fr. Joey
Carlo Aquino He was 13, now 39 years old as Marlito
Ray Ventura was 90, 70 years old when died as Encio
Pen Medina He was 48, now 74 years old as Terio

Yesterday Children Crew

Name Department
Bibeth Orteza as Screenplay. Writing
Adolfo Alix, Jr. as Story. Writing
Carlos Siguion-Reyna as Director. Directing
Yesterday Children (25 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, March 03, 1999
  • Runtime: 90 minutes