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Banta ng Kahapon (transl. Threat of Yesterday) is a 1977 Philippine action film[1] directed by Eddie Romero and starring Vic Vargas, Rafael Roco, Jr., Roland Dantes,[1] and Chanda Romero.

Banta ng Kahapon
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Eddie Romero
Screenplay by	Eddie Romero
Story by	Eddie Romero
Produced by	Antonio Co
Starring	Vic Vargas Rafael Roco, Jr. Roland Dantes Chanda Romero
Cinematography	Justo Paulino
Edited by	Ben Barcelon
Music by	Vic Santiago Berg Villapando Marilyn Villapando
Production company	Hemisphere Pictures
Release date	December 24, 1977 (1977-12-24)
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino

Set during the 1969 Philippine House of Representatives elections, it follows the motive of "guns, goons, and gold."[2]

Cast

• Vic Vargas
• Rafael Roco, Jr.
• Roland Dantes
• Chanda Romero
• Lito Legaspi
• John Soberano
• Roderick Paulate
• Ruben Rustia
• Karim Kiram
• Romero Rivera
• Henry Salcedo
• Oliva O'Hara
• Celita DeCastro

Reception

The film won the 1978 Gawad Urian Award for "Best Editing" by Ben Barcelon. It was also nominated in those awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay of 1978.[3] It was an official entry in the 1977 Metro Manila Film Festival.[4]

In 2004, the Philippines government film office lauded the movie as "Another Eddie Romero masterpiece" that closed the annual retrospective of classic films.[2]

When Romero died in 2013, the TV network ABS-CBN cited the film as one of his four most important films.[5]

Accolades

Year	Award-Giving Body	Category	Recipient	Result
1978	Gawad Urian Awards[6]
		Best Editing (Pinakamahusay na Editing)	Ben Barcelon	Won
		Best Picture (Pinakamahusay na Pelikula)	Banta ng Kahapon	Nominated
		Best Direction (Pinakamahusay na Direksyon)	Eddie Romero	Nominated
		Best Screenplay (Pinakamahusay na Dulang Pampelikula)		Nominated

References

External links

• Banta ng Kahapon at IMDb

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