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LONG METRAGE

Foster Child

Direction
MENDOZA Brillante
  
 > Fortnight 2007
 

Synopsis

Thelma, together with her husband Dado and two teenage sons Gerald and Yuri belongs to an urban poor family in Manila, Philippines. They are hired by a local Foster Care Facility to provide temporary home and care to abandoned babies pending the babies formal adoption.

This is the story of such an event, when Thelma's latest foster child John-John is to be turned over to his adoptive American parents. Every moment with the 3-year old John-John becomes precious as Thelma goes through the day.

 
 
 
  1h38 / 35mm / 1.85 / color / Dolby SR
2007 / Philippines

Script: Ralson Jover
Image: Odyssey Flore
Sound: Emmanuel Clemente
Music: Jerold Tarog
Design: Benjamin Padero
Editing: Charliebebs Gohetia


Additionnal info

v.o : Tagalog / in : Tagalog

Cast : Cherry Pie Picache, Eugene Domingo, Jiro Manio, Kier Alonzo


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