Call Me Mother
6.8
“How is a Mother made?”
Twinkle is a single queer mother whose dream of officially adopting her son gets shaken when the boy's biological mother, Mara, unexpectedly reappears.
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Cast
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Vice Ganda
Twinkle
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Nadine Lustre
Mara
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Diary ng Panget
Lucas Andalio
Angelo
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Incognito
Chanda Romero
Mutya
Known for
Raw Force
Carmi Martin
Mila
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For Y'ur Height Only
Sosyal Climbers
Ces Quesada
Rosa
Known for
Almost Paradise
John Lapus
Mama M
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Doble Kara
Must Be... Love
Iyah Mina
Ms./Mr. J
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Mamu (and a Mother Too)
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MC Muah
Dorothy
Also in
5 in 1
Beauty and the Bestie
River Joseph
Anton
Known for
The Iron Heart
Klarisse de Guzman
Mayet
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Brent Manalo
Marco
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Jun Robles Lana Director · Daisy Cayanan-Mejares Writer Daniel Saniana Writer
Worldwide gross $6.7M · United States release January 9, 2026 · Produced in Philippines, Hong Kong SAR China
Box office
Worldwide gross
$6,665,987
Production
Star Cinema – ABS-CBN Film Productions
Production
The IdeaFirst Company
Production
Viva Films
Production
Star Cinema
Studio
Philippines · Hong Kong SAR China
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Tagalog
Spoken on screen
English · Tagalog
Release dates
Philippines · December 25, 2025
Premiere · Metro Manila Film Festival
Philippines · December 25, 2025
Theatrical
United States · January 9, 2026
Theatrical
United States · August 27, 2026
Digital · Netflix
Australia
January 22, 2026 · Theatrical
August 27, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
Belgium
August 27, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
Cambodia
January 9, 2026 · Theatrical
Canada
January 9, 2026 · Theatrical
Czechia
August 27, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
France
August 27, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
August 27, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
Greece
January 11, 2026 · Theatrical
Guam
January 9, 2026 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
January 18, 2026 · Limited theatrical
Hungary
August 27, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
Italy
January 11, 2026 · Theatrical
August 27, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
Japan
February 28, 2026 · Premiere · Philippines-Japan Film Festival
August 27, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
Lithuania
August 27, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
Macao SAR China
January 18, 2026 · Limited theatrical
Netherlands
August 27, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
New Zealand
January 22, 2026 · Theatrical
Philippines
August 27, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
Poland
August 27, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
Romania
August 27, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
Singapore
January 15, 2026 · Theatrical
August 27, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
Slovakia
August 27, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
South Korea
August 27, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
Spain
August 27, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
Sweden
August 27, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
Thailand
August 27, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
Ukraine
August 27, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
United Kingdom
August 27, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
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