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Instant Mommy (2013)

Instant Mommy poster
Directed by
Leo Abaya
Genre
drama film
Country
Philippines
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman pretends to be pregnant to hold onto her Japanese fiancé. The lies create awkward and funny situations as she tries to keep up the act.

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What happens

Instant Mommy is a 2013 Filipino drama-comedy film written and directed by Leo Abaya. The film stars Eugene Domingo as Bechayda, a woman who pretends to be pregnant just to keep her Japanese fiancé, played by Yuki Matsuzaki. The film competed in the New Breed section of Cinemalaya 2013. The title is a play on instant mami noodles. The movie was distributed by GMA Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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