List of films about Overseas Filipino Workers
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The following is a list of films featuring the plight of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs); Filipino migrants who temporarily resides and works in places outside the Philippines.[1][2][3][4]
List
Year | Title | OFW character(s)[a] | Actor | Occupation[b] | Country/territory[c] | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1995 | The Flor Contemplacion Story | Flor Contemplacion | Nora Aunor | Domestic worker | Singapore | 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 Manila. | [5] |
Lino | Piolo Pascual | — | Came to Italy in search for his missing wife. He secures a job in Italy during his stay. | ||||
2005 | Dubai | Raffy | Aga Muhlach | Air freight employee | United Arab Emirates | [6] | |
2007 | Katas ng Saudi | Oca | Jinggoy Estrada | — | Saudi Arabia | Much of the film revolves around Oca dealing with his family in the Philippines after working in Saudi Arabia for ten years. | [7][8] |
2016 | Sunday Beauty Queen | Themselves | Rudelie Acosta | Domestic workers | Hong Kong | Documentary film; focuses on the domestic workers' side exploits in beauty pageants. | [9][10] |
Cherrie Bretana | |||||||
Mylyn Jacobo | |||||||
Hazel Perdido | |||||||
Leo Selomenio | |||||||
2017 | Kita Kita | Lea | Alessandra De Rossi | Tourist guide | Japan | A guide working in Hokkaido who went temporarily blind. | [11] |
2018 | Still Human | Evelyn Santos | Crisel Consunji | Domestic worker | Hong Kong | [12] | |
2018 | Sid & Aya: Not a Love Story | Aya | Anne Curtis | Club entertainer | Japan | Aya entered illegally in Japan like to work as an entertainer like her mother | [1] |
2019 | Hello, Love, Goodbye | Joy Marie Fabregas | Alden Richards | Bartender | Hong Kong | ||
Ethan Del Rosario | Kathryn Bernardo | Domestic worker |
Notes
References
- ^ a b Anot, Juanito Jr. (December 2020). "The Narrative and Discourse of Overseas Filipino Workers in Contemporary Filipino Films". Malaya (in Filipino and English). 33 (1): 66–81. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ Benedicto, Rizza Lorraine (July 31, 2023). "Filipino movies that put the spotlight on OFWs". PEP.ph. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ "Top 6 classic movies about OFWs when you need a good cry - The Filipino Times". Filipino Times. March 12, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ Aleta, Nieva-Nishimori (July 11, 2018). "LIST: New OFW movies that tug at the heartstrings". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ Chuyaco, Joy Jonette (August 14, 2004). "Milan: A learning, 'travelling' experience". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ^ Lee, Wilson Flores (October 2, 2005). "Dubai: Of sad love & wrong dreams | Philstar.com". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ^ Datu, Alex (December 26, 2007). ""Katas ng Saudi" tackles lives of returning OFWs". PEP.ph (in Filipino). Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ Lo, Ricky (November 3, 2007). "Why not only OFWs can relate to Katas ng Saudi". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ Yang, Angelica (December 22, 2016). "'Sunday Beauty Queen' an engaging peek into the lives of OFWs in Hong Kong". GMA News. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ^ Zinampan, Tristan (July 27, 2021). "'Sunday Beauty Queen,' other Filipino films to premiere on Netflix in August". Rappler. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ^ Dimaculangan, Jocelyn (July 30, 2017). "Kita Kita grosses P200 million says Spring Films; new Alessandra-Empoy movie in the works". PEP.ph. Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ^ Lowe, Justin (December 26, 2018). "'Still Human': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 4, 2020.