Foster Child

– Thelma (Cherry Pie Picache), together with her husband Dado (Dan Alvaro) and teenage sons Gerald (Al..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 38 Minutes
Release Year:
2007
Foster Child (2007)

Thelma (Cherry Pie Picache), together with her husband Dado (Dan Alvaro) and teenage sons Gerald (Alwyn Uytingco) and Yuri (Jiro Manio), are a poor urban family hired by a local foster care facility to provide temporary home and care to abandoned babies pending the latter's formal adoption. The inevitable separation is heart-rending for the foster family. Thelma's current foster child John-John (Kier Segismundo) is to be turned over to his adoptive American parents. Every moment with the 3-year-old John-John becomes more precious as Thelma goes through the day fulfilling her motherly duties for the last time—bathing John-John, feeding him, and bringing him to school where the boy participates in a school presentation.

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Release Date:

12 Sep 2007

Language:

Filipino, Tagalog, English

Director:

Brillante Mendoza

Writer:

Ralston Jover (story and screenplay)

Main Actors:

Cherry Pie Picache, Kier Segundo, Eugene Domingo, Jiro Manio

Plot:

A drama centered on the state of foster care in the Philippines.

Awards:

10 wins & 21 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.1/10