Please • Care

Nov 13, 2017

1h 40m

★ 10.0

Overview

An 80-year old woman decides that she will be an old maid. But when the woman tries to leave her husband for sixty years, their children forbid their parents to separate.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Cinema One Originals

Quiapo Collective

Please • Care Trailers

Cast

Alejandra

Dexter Doria

Uro

Noel Trinidad

Mercedes

Shamaine Buencamino

Ella

Eula Valdez

Delfin

Ricky Davao

Randy

Cielo Aquino

Leni

Ina Feleo

Raymond

Miguel Valdes

Lara

Sari Estrada

Gabriel

Paolo Paraiso

Chester

Dravin Angeles

Norma

Sunshine Teodoro

Maria spends her daytime sewing and cleaning, while at night she works as a prostitute in Oporto's streets. Years ago her path crossed with José, a married man who became her most faithful client but who couldn't help her to escape the hard life. Today this old prostitute continues showing off her body through the long city's nights, though the clients are almost gone. José is still there, but he failed at what she desired the most: a son. In a very intimate and raw portray of a woman, MARIA disclosures how love and getting older can feels like.

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