Shirley is a woman who wants to be in control of everything. Working as a librarian in a public school, a firm "Sshhh!" from her makes the students tremble in fear. But in her family, her unwarranted intervention in the lives of her children and their families keeps her emotionally detached from them. Realizing that she has lost the command she once had, she goes to New York to reunite with Mark, her estranged gay son who is now suffering from colon cancer. But Shirley doesn't know this, and living with Mark in New York comes with a cost. She has to live with her son's lover, Noel, who is an illegal immigrant. Everything is going right until circumstances force Shirley to go back to the Philippines. Now that she's back with her family, she realizes that something is wrong: she is not happy.
Olivia M. Lamasan
Director
Vilma Santos
Shirley Templo
Luis Manzano
Mark Salvacion
John Lloyd Cruz
Noel Villanueva
Dimples Romana
Dang Salvacion
Tirso Cruz III
Benito Salvacion
Nikki Valdez
Mia
Rafael Rosell
Vince
Vice Ganda
Hillary
Paw Diaz
Cherry
Spanglish60%
Igby Goes Down65%
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)64%
Ghostlight71%
A Thousand and One66%
Mothers' Instinct68%
Breathe In58%
Other People63%
Sweetie60%
C'mon C'mon72%
Hannah and Her Sisters74%
Marriage Story77%
Wildflower73%
Diggers60%
Diary of a Mad Housewife62%
The Daytrippers66%
This Is Where I Leave You66%
Kajillionaire62%
Hard Truths64%
House of Strangers69%
