Bata, Bata...Pa'no Ka Ginawa? (1998)

Original title

Bata Bata Paano Ka Ginawa?

Directed by

Chito S. Roño

Genre

comedy, drama

Country

Philippines

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A single mother and women's rights activist balances her demanding work at a crisis center with raising her two children. The film follows her daily struggles and joys as she navigates motherhood and her career.

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What happens

Bata, Bata... Pa'no Ka Ginawa? (lit. Child, Child... how Were You Made?, also known as Lea's Story) is a novel written in Filipino by the female writer, Lualhati Bautista, released in 1988. Lea's Story centers around the life of Lea, a women's rights activist who struggles to raise her children as a single mother while working a demanding job at a women's crisis center. A film adaptation directed by Chito S. Roño was released in 1998. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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