Caregiver

Caregiver

5.7IMDb Score
Released:2008-05-28
Genre:Drama
Duration:130 min
Country:Philippines
Director:Chito S. Roño
Actors:Sharon Cuneta, John Estrada, Rica Peralejo, John Manalo, Makisig Morales
Production:Star Cinema – ABS-CBN Film Productions

Overview:

Sarah Gonzales, a grade school English teacher, joins the 150,000 Pinoy OFWs working in the United Kingdom to support her husband, Teddy Gonzales, in making a better living for their family. More than just a chronicle of the Filipinos experience working as nurses and caregivers in the UK, this story also charts Sarah's journey to self-discovery from a submissive wife who makes sacrifices for her husband's aspirations to an empowered woman who finds dignity and pride in a humbling job as a caregiver in London.

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