Foster Child
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Brillante Mendoza
Eugene Domingo
Jiro Manio
Kier Alonzo
Alwyn Uytingco
Dan Alvaro
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Thelma, her husband Dado and two teenage sons belong to an poor urban family in Manila, Philippines. They are hired by a local Foster Care Facility to provide a temporary home for abandoned babies pending their formal adoption. When Thelma's latest foster child John-John is to be handed over to his adoptive American parents, every moment with the 3-year becomes precious as Thelma goes through the day.
Director
Brillante Mendoza
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2007
Released in United States 2008
Released in United States June 2008
Released in United States May 2007
Released in United States October 2007
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Directors' Fortnight) May 17-27, 2007.
Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Directors' Showcase) June 18-29, 2008.
Shown at London Film Festival (World Cinema) October 17-November 1, 2007.
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (Focus on World Cinema) August 23-September 3, 2007.
Shown at New Directors/New Films Series at the Film Society of Lincoln Center March 26-April 6, 2008.
Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (A Window on Asian Cinema) October 4-12, 2007.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 22-June 15, 2008.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Dragons and Tigers) September 27-October 12, 2007.
Shot partially in real time.
Released in United States 2007 (Shown at London Film Festival (World Cinema) October 17-November 1, 2007.)
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 22-June 15, 2008.)
Released in United States October 2007 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (A Window on Asian Cinema) October 4-12, 2007.)
Released in United States 2007 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (Focus on World Cinema) August 23-September 3, 2007.)
Released in United States 2007 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Dragons and Tigers) September 27-October 12, 2007.)
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at New Directors/New Films Series at the Film Society of Lincoln Center March 26-April 6, 2008.)
Released in United States May 2007 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Directors' Fortnight) May 17-27, 2007.)
Released in United States June 2008 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Directors' Showcase) June 18-29, 2008.)
