Ama, Ina, Anak (1996)

Directed by

José Javier Reyes

Genre

drama, family

Country

Philippines

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

PG

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A couple who cannot have biological children decides to adopt a daughter. Years later the wife becomes pregnant with their own child, which creates emotional strain within the family as the adopted child grows up.

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What happens

Ama, Ina, Anak (English: Father, Mother, Child) is a 1996 Philippine family drama film written and directed by Jose Javier Reyes. Starring Maricel Soriano, Edu Manzano, and Angelica Panganiban in lead roles, with the supporting cast including Jolina Magdangal, Rico Yan, Boots Anson-Roa, and Jackie Lou Blanco, it tells the story of a married couple who decided to adopt a child after having undergone unsuccessful attempts to conceive one. However, years later, as the adopted child grows up, her adoptive parents have a child of their own. Produced and distributed by Star Cinema, the film was theatrically released on February 29, 1996, and reunites former husband-and-wife Maricel Soriano and Edu Manzano since they last appeared together two years earlier in Separada, another Star Cinema-produced film. It is also the second film in which Soriano and Angelica Panganiban act together. In 2022, the film's digitally restored and remastered version was released. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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