Foster Child (2007 film)

Foster Child
Directed by Brillante Mendoza
Produced by Robbie Tan
Written by Ralston Jover
Starring Cherry Pie Picache
Kier Segismundo
Music by Jerrold Tarog
Cinematography Odessey Flores
Edited by Charliebebs Goheta
Distributed by Seiko Films
Release dates
  • 2007
Running time
 90 minutes
Country Philippines
Language English
Tagalog
Filipino

Foster Child is an independent film from Seiko Films, which stars Cherry Pie Picache as a temporary foster parent to an abandoned child. The film is directed by Brillante Mendoza.

Foster Child is Brillante Mendoza's fourth feature film, following Manoro (2006). Mendoza is the fourth Filipino director whose work was screened in the Directors' Fortnight of Cannes film fest.

Plot

Thelma (Cherry Pie Picache), together with her husband Dado (Dan Alvaro) and teenage sons Gerald (Alwyn Uytingco) and Yuri (Jiro Manio), are an urban poor 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 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.

Cast

Accolades

28th Durban International Film Festival

6th Gawad Tanglaw Awards

18th Annual Circle Citation (YCC)

5th ENPRESS Golden Screen Awards

10th Gawad Pasado Awards

31st Gawad Urian Awards

56th FAMAS Awards

2nd Gawad Genio Awards