
Maalaala Mo Kaya: The Movie
Seen it?1994 | 107 min | Family, Drama
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Best for history and war-film fans and parents and kids watching together. It puts you in the middle of the fighting, and doesn't let you forget the cost.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Bright and bouncy, at 1 hr 47 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Probably not for a grown-ups-only night in.
As part of the drama anthology program's third anniversary, a film version was created. Ana, a young girl, is responsible of taking care of little BJ while his mother (Ana's cousin) Marissa left the country to work in Japan as an entertainer.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsBelow par
3 wins and 5 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 7K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Olivia M. Lamasan
- Charo SantosNarrator
- Richard GomezMike
- Aiko MelendezAna
- Chin-Chin GutierrezMarissa
- Caridad SanchezNena
- Karl Angelo LegaspiBJ (5-year-old)
- Robert ArevaloMiguel
- Liza LorenaMinerva
- Jao MapaJerry
- Eula ValdezGigi