Foster Child
2007 1h 38m movie Film Philippines

Foster Child

“Love and life are not equal.”

Foster Child ranks #3 among 8 Philippines films released between 2006–2008.

Synopsis

“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.

The 2006–2008 Philippines Window

8 Philippines films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Foster Child sits at position #3.

  1. Death in the Land of Encantos
    #1

    Death in the Land of Encantos

    ★ 7.8 · 2007

  2. One More Chance
    #2

    One More Chance

    ★ 7.2 · 2007

  3. Foster Child

    #3

    Foster Child

    ★ 7.0 · 2007

  4. Slingshot
    #4

    Slingshot

    ★ 6.0 · 2007

  5. Qwerty
    #5

    Qwerty

    ★ 5.9 · 2007

  6. Antonio's Secret
    #6

    Antonio's Secret

    ★ 5.8 · 2008

  7. Manay Po!
    #7

    Manay Po!

    ★ 5.3 · 2006

  8. Ouija
    #8

    Ouija

    ★ 5.0 · 2007

Other Titles From Centerstage Productions

The 2000s Philippines Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Foster Child premiered. 17 total titles in this decade from Philippines.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.0
TMDB Rating
12
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #45 of 146 Philippines films indexed here (69th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.8 points above the Philippines average of 6.2/10.

Among Philippines Drama productions specifically: #34 of 82 (top 41%).

Production Details

Primary Country Philippines
Original Language Filipino
Spoken Languages English, Tagalog
Production Companies Centerstage Productions, Seiko Films
Runtime 1h 38m
Release Date September 12, 2007
IMDb tt1031930

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