by:Carla Andaya
Rory B. Quintos’ "Anak" is a heart warming mother-daughter movie by the Star Cinema showed last 2000. This is a story of an OFW mother who went in Hong Kong to work as a domestic helper. Portrayed by the Star of All Seasons, Vilma Santos, this OFW mother had a hard time getting the love back from her rebellious daughter played by Claudine Barretto. .
The highlight of the story is when Josie(Vilma) and Carla(Claudine) had a confrontation. She told her daughter the reason why she missed the burial of her husband, why she didn't call that time and why she was not always there when her family needs her the most. That moment, Carla realized all the sacrifices of her mother just to give them a better life.
The good thing with the film is that there's no antagonist. We might look Claudine as a hot tempered daughter but we will not hate her for that, because she had the reason why she hated her mother.
But this movie gave us an insight that there's no other way to give our family a good life but to go abroad and be far from them. And most of the time, they become domestic helpers.
Yes, Filipinos are known to be domestic helpers but there's nothing wrong with that. Because of their sacrifices and determination, because of their help in our economy, they are considered not just their families' heroes but also our country's modernized heroes.
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