Friday, December 19, 2008

Caregiver (Philippines, 2008)



Caregiver is a Philippine movie by director, Chito S. Roño, and I have to say I am not really familiar with films from the country. I did not have any idea what to expect, except for the fact that I know it would be a drama.

And a drama it really is, sometimes even too much. Everything seems to be too much in this film some moments. Then again, it is not a bad film. Though it has its shortcomings…some acting of minor characters isn’t really great and some scenes seem totally be misplaced (When Sarah looks for the kite in the wood, you almost think you are in a B-horror movie) in the end it is an interesting production. Sharon Cuneta (Philippine mega star) acts really good! The cinematography is decent as well, better than I expected.
The story is about a Philippine woman who travels to London to liver with her husband and start a job as a caregiver. She faces lots of problems with her husband, but also in her work. She is being seen as ‘less’ or even as a ‘maid’.

To summarize: it is a story about finding your own place, the fighting against people who think you don’t belong there and live you life where you could be proud of. Sometimes too much, sometimes misplaced but in all a rather decent production with will leave its emotional impact.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

hi....being a caregiver and an avid fan of this actress,not all her movies I been watched,I just want to say to the whole world that caregiver or caregiving to other people are a kind of job that we can learn for the preparations of our future as an elderly too.A work that totally icludes the emotions of giving care to someone that is not related to us.YES,for the sake of money but doesn't mean of no satisfaction if it is without any feelings of cares.