Brillante film is Cinema One’s Mother’s Day feature

MANILA, Philippines - Cinema One marks Mother’s Day with Brillante Mendoza’s award-winning and internationally-acclaimed film, Foster Child. The film will premiere on Blockbuster Sundays movie block tomorrow, May 12 at 8 p.m.

Written by Ralston Jover and produced by Robbie Tan’s Seiko Films, it sheds light on the experiences of poor families who are given abandoned babies to look after during the processing of the orphans’ adoptions. 

The movie stars Cherry Pie Picache, who took home a well-deserved Best Actress award for her brilliant performance from the Gawad Urian, the Golden Screen and the New Delhi International Film Festival. Cherry Pie played the role of Thelma who took care of the orphan John-John as a baby until he turned three years old — the age when the boy was set to be adopted. As Butch Francisco of the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino puts it, “The film belongs to Cherry Pie.” In Foster Child, the actress goes beyond herself in successfully depicting a mother’s love for a child that she did not give birth to. The film is a timely offering for Mother’s Day as it underscores the real meaning of being a mom.

Also delivering a spectacular performance is Eugene Domingo who takes the role of Bianca, a social worker tasked to pay regular visits to check on John-John’s progress. Eugene was nominated under the Best Supporting Actress Category in the 31st Gawad Urian Awards and won the title in the sixth Gawad Tanglaw Awards.

Foster Child premiered at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival Director’s Fortnight where it received a standing ovation. Acclaim was given to the film in over 30 international film festivals in Europe, Asia, the U.S., Canada and Australia.