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Biographical film: 1997 The Sarah Balabagan Story: Sarah Balabagan: Vina Morales: Domestic worker United Arab Emirates: Biographical film about a worker who got convicted for killing her rapist employer and later had her sentenced reduced 2004 Milan: Jenny Claudine Barretto — Italy: Works in Milan, to earn money for her family back in Metro ...
A returning Overseas Filipino Worker from Japan returns to the Philippines amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing home with her a memento. She stays in a hotel in Baguio due to mandatory quarantine protocols. There, she meets an old man who warns her about the facility she and other returning migrant workers are staying.
Caregiver is a 2008 Filipino drama film directed by Chito S. Roño from a story and screenplay written by Chris Martinez, with Roño and Jewel C. Castro as co-writers of the former. The film stars Sharon Cuneta , portraying the role of Sarah, a mother who left her son in the Philippines and also a teacher who relinquished her profession in lieu ...
Filipino reporter Nico Mercado from Cabanatuan heads to the Faroe Islands for a documentary about Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in the Danish territory. He meets Filipino expatriate Mahjoy, who is married to Sigmund Garðalið, a local Faroese with whom she has a daughter. Nico develops a complicated relationship with Mahjoy in Sigmund's ...
Dubai is a 2005 Filipino drama film directed by Rory B. Quintos from a screenplay written by Ricardo Lee, Shaira Mella Salvador, and John Paul Abellera, based on a story concept and research by Lee. Shot in the United Arab Emirates , it tells the story of three overseas Filipino workers who unexpectedly become connected by friendship and love.
Sukob (transl. Huddle), also known as The Wedding Curse, is a 2006 Filipino supernatural horror film directed by Chito S. Roño and starring Kris Aquino and Claudine Barretto. Sukob was considered as the highest-grossing Filipino film of all-time earning ₱203 million, until 2009 when it was surpassed by the romance film You Changed My Life.
Fidel is a 2009 Filipino indie film, directed by Mark Shandii Bacolod and produced and written by Charlotte Dianco.. The film tells the story of a character named Fidel, an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) working at Dubai, who is on death row for killing his Arab male employer for raping him. [1]
Vivienne runs into her cousin Edwin (Lopez), who offers her business opportunities. She discusses Edwin's offer with her father (Buencamino) and expresses her desire to invest in stocks to boost her wedding funds. Her father provides her with his retirement fund, earned from being an Overseas Filipino Worker, for the investment.