Foster Child
When experienced foster-mother Thelma gets word that her latest charge, beloved 3-year-old John-John, is about to be adopted by a wealthy American family, every moment becomes precious before the drama of the hand-over.
Cast & Crew
Director: Brillante Mendoza
Producer: Robbie Tan
Editor: Charliebebs Gohettia
Screenwriter: Ralston Jover, Joel Jover
Cinematographer: Odyssey Flores
Music: Jerrold Tarog
Principal Cast: Cherry Pie Picache, Eugene Domingo, Jiro Manio, Kier Alonzo, Kier Segundo
Filmography: Foster Child (2007); The Professor (2006); Summer Heat (2006); The Masseur (2005)
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