Father, Why Have You Forsaken Me?

Father, Why Have You Forsaken Me?

1990 · 98 min · ★ 10.0 · Drama

After her mother dies in childbirth, a blind little girl has to learn to live with her wealthy father’s new wife—her new stepmother—and her two children. After her stepmother purposely leaves her alone outside a crowded church, she is found by an old fisherman, who raises her as his own daughter.

Directed by Lino Brocka · Written by Pablo Baltazar

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