Mater Dolorosa

At the heart of every Filipino film is the family, according to Adolfo B. Alix Jr. In his cool yet charged Mater Dolorosa, the actress Gina Alajar, who is very well known in the Philippines, plays a woman who dominates illegal activities in an old district of Manila. Her family’s welfare has to be weighed against the interests of the criminal business she runs with her children.

Nearing New Year’s Eve, a widow who has taken control of his husband’s illegal operations is forced to contemplate whether to keep them going or to retire for good when the new mayor and his son enter the picture and threaten their businesses.

Director: Adolfo Alix Jr.
Writer: Jerry Gracio
Stars: Gina Alajar, Phillip Salvador, Cogie Domingo, Alessandra De Rossi, Carlo Aquino, Felix Roco, Anita Linda, Bembol Roco, Rosanna Roces, Jason Abalos, Evelyn Vargas, Alwyn Uytingco, Mercedes Cabral, Garie Concepcion, Menggie Cobarrubias, Jess Mendoza, Kristoffer King, Cherrie Madrigal