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Oct 19, 2013 · Thy Womb: Directed by Brillante Mendoza. With Nora Aunor, Bembol Roco, Lovi Poe, Mercedes Cabral. An infertile midwife and her husband find a surrogate mother so that they can have a child.
Thy Womb (Filipino: Sinapupunan) is a 2012 Filipino drama film starring Nora Aunor, Bembol Roco, Mercedes Cabral, and Lovi Poe. Produced by Center Stage Productions and the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), Melvin Mangada and Jaime Santiago, the film was written by Henry Burgos and directed by Brillante Mendoza .
Apr 2, 2023 · Through a rather brutally realistic approach, Brillante Ma Mendoza directs a film that portrays life in a very poor area, (the island of Tawi-Tawi) focusing mostly on the marriage traditions, which are actually arranged between elders and include dowries of cash, whose amount depends on the “quality” of the bride, as we see in one instance when ...
Synopsis. A visually stunning film, shot in a remote part of The Philippines - Tawitawi island, which is close to the island of Borneo.... near their border with Malaysia and Indonesia. In that region the Sea Gypsy people, who live on the sea and from the sea, are devout Muslims.
Jun 10, 2024 · Thy Womb - A Badjao midwife unable to bear children for her husband consents to him taking a second wife. She scours all of Tawi-Tawi looking for a suitable bride.
Dec 24, 2012 · Overview. A Bajau midwife copes with the irony of her own infertility amid the deprivations of her gypsy community in Tawi-Tawi. A saga of island life stuck between the devil of passion and the deep blue sea of tradition. Brillante MA Mendoza. Director. Henry Burgos. Screenplay.
Oct 2, 2013 · Ageing Filipino midwife Shaleha has not been able to give her husband a child, so she goes on a mission to find him a new, fertile wife. When they stumble across a nubile young beauty whose dowry...
