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Foster Child
Foster Child
	File:Fosterchild.jpg Foster Child Movie Poster
Directed by	Brillante Mendoza
Written by	Ralston Jover
Produced by	Robbie Tan
Starring	Cherry Pie Picache; Kier Segismundo;
Cinematography	Odessey Flores
Edited by	Charliebebs Goheta
Music by	Jerrold Tarog
Distributed by	Seiko Films
Release date	2007
Running time	90 minutes
Land	Philippinen
Languages	English; Tagalog; Filipino

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

Foster Child is Brillante Mendoza's fourth feature film, following Masahista (2005), Kaleldo (2006), and Manoro (2006). Mendoza is the fourth Filipino director whose work was screened in the Directors' Fortnight of Cannes film fest. The past filmmakers were Lino Brocka, Mike de Leon and Mario O'Hara.

Synopsis

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

Cherry Pie Picache as Thelma
Kier Segismundo as John-John
Eugene Domingo
Jiro Manio
Kier Alonzo
Alwyn Uytingco
Dan Alvaro

Recognitions

28th Durban International Film Festival

Best Actress: Cherry Pie Picache

6th Gawad Tanglaw Awards

Best Film: Seiko Films
Best Story: Ralston Jover
Best Actress: Cherry Pie Picache
Best Supporting Actress: Eugene Domingo
Best Directors: Dante Mendoza

18th Annual Circle Citation (YCC)

Best Film: Seiko Films
Best Screenplay: Ralston Jover

5th ENPRESS Golden Screen Awards

Best Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role (Drama): Cherry Pie Picache

10th Gawad Pasado Awards

Pinakapasadong Pelikula: Foster Child
Pinkapasadong Istorya: Ralston Jover
Natatanging Bituin ng Pelikulang Pilipino sa Taong 2007: Cherry Pie Picache
Natatanging Direktor ng Pelikulang Pilipino sa Taong 2007: Dante “Brillante” Mendoza

31st Gawad Urian Awards

Best Actress: Cherry Pie Picache

56th FAMAS Awards

Best Child Actor: Keir Segismundo

2nd Gawad Genio Awards

Best Film: Seiko Films
Best Film Actress: Cherry Pie Picache
Best Film Child Performer: Keir Segismundo
Best Film Screenwriter: Ralston Jover
Best Film Story: Ralston Jover
International-Excellence Awardee: Cherry Pie Picache
Outstanding Genio Awardee: Seiko Films

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