Foster Child

Nan
1h 38m
2007
7 /10 (12)

Love and life are not equal.

Overview

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.

Country : Philippines
Genre : Drama
Languages : English,
Released Date: 2007-09-12

Top Billed Cast

Cherry Pie Picache

Thelma

Kier Segundo

John-John

Eugene Domingo

Bianca

Jiro Manio

Yuri

Alwyn Uytingco

Gerald

Dan Alvaro

Dado

Jake Macapagal

Kristoffer King

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