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Foster Child
Directed by
Gil Cardinal
1987
43m
Documentary
,
Short
7.8
77%
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Gil Cardinal searches for his natural family and an understanding of the circumstances that led to his becoming a foster child.
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Cast of Foster Child
Gil Cardinal
Himself
Don Cardinal
Himself
Foster Child Reviews
Slant Magazine
David Phelps
Like Cristian Mungiu did in 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, Brillante Mendoza attempts to take the camera from the opening shot of Touch of Evil to quotidian life in the slums.
Spirituality & Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
A gritty look at the nurturing love of a foster mother in a Manila slum for a three-year-old boy.
World Socialist Web Site
David Walsh
Some of the footage is remarkable. Long takes follow one or another character through city streets or slum alleyways: chaos, noise, kids, dirt, shanties.
GreenCine
Sean Axmaker
The poverty and desperation is palpable, but where Slingshot showed the constant hustling and thieving in a male-dominated culture, Foster Child is anchored by women...
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