Foster Child
7.1
“Love and life are not equal.”
Thelma, together with her husband Dado and teenage sons Gerald and Yuri, 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.
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Cast
23 people
Cherry Pie Picache
Thelma
Known for
Batang Quiapo
Kier Segundo
John-John
No other roles listed
Brillante Mendoza
Jocelyn D. Bracamonte
Ralston Jover
Eugene Domingo
Bianca
Also in
Kontrabida Academy
The Woman in the Septic Tank
Robbie Tan
Charliebebs Gohetia
Also in
Señorita
Jiro Manio
Yuri
Also in
Magnifico
Slingshot
Alwyn Uytingco
Gerald
Known for
Finally Found Someone
Odyssey Flores
Dan Alvaro
Dado
Also in
Serbis
The New King
Brillante Ma Mendoza Director · Ralston Jover Writer Charliebebs Gohetia Editor
Worldwide gross $175K · First release May 25, 2007 · Produced in Philippines
Box office
Worldwide gross
$175,068
Production
Centerstage Productions
Production
Seiko Films
Production
Philippines
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Tagalog
Spoken on screen
English · Tagalog
Release dates
France · May 25, 2007
Premiere · Cannes Directors' Fortnight
Philippines · September 12, 2007
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
February 27, 2008 · Theatrical
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