Mama's Girl (film)

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Mama's Girl
Movie poster for Filipino film Mama's Girl.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Connie S.A. Macatuno
Screenplay by Gina Marissa Tagasa
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMoises Zee
Edited byChrisel Desuasido
Music by
  • Len Calvo
  • Andrew R. Florentino
Production
company
Release date
  • January 17, 2018 (2018-01-17)
Running time
110 minutes
Country Philippines
Language Filipino

Mama's Girl is a 2018 Philippine drama film directed by Connie Macatuno [2] and written by Gina Marissa Tagasa. It stars Sofia Andres, [3] Diego Loyzaga, Jameson Blake, [4] Sylvia Sanchez, [5] Yana Asistio, Heaven Peralejo, Karen Reyes, Arlene Muhlach, Alora Sasam and Afi Africa, among others. It is produced by Regal Entertainment. It is about Abby, an ambitious millennial coming out into the world with the help of her single mother, Mina, an entrepreneur.

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Release

The premiere night of Mama's Girl was on January 15, 2018 in Manila, Philippines. In line with the theme of the film, director Connie Macatuno and most of the cast who attended the event walked the red carpet with their mothers. [6] It was released nationwide in many Philippine cinemas on January 17, 2018. [7]

Critical response

Mama's Girl was graded 'A' by the Cinema Evaluation Board. [8] Pablo Tariman of The Philippine Star praised Macatuno's directing, noting how she delivered "with simple storytelling that hit the emotional mark without fanfare" and also Sylvia Sanchez's performance as compared to her other roles as mother on TV. [9] Rappler's Oggs Cruz wrote, "Mama's Girl is hardly a perfect film but its subtle but sincere impressions are worth the price of the ticket". He called to attention an apparent lack of influence of men on the main characters and their development, while comparing it to Macatuno's previous film Rome and Juliet, saying that it was "definitely softer" than its predecessor. [10]

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