The following is a list of films featuring the plight of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs); Filipino migrants who temporarily resides and works in places outside the Philippines.
List Year Title character(s) Actor Occupation Country/territory Notes 1995 The Flor Contemplacion Story Flor Contemplacion Nora Aunor Domestic worker Singapore Biographical film 1997 The Sarah Balabagan Story Sarah Balabagan Vina Morales Domestic worker United Arab Emirates Biographical film about a worker who got convicted for killing her rapist employer and later had her sentenced reduced 2004Milan Jenny Claudine Barretto Italy Works in Milan, to earn money for her family back in Metro Manila.LinoPiolo Pascual Came to Italy in search for his missing wife. He secures a job in Italy during his stay. 2005 Dubai Raffy Aga Muhlach Air freight employee United Arab Emirates 2007 Katas ng Saudi Oca Jinggoy Estrada Saudi Arabia Much of the film revolves around Oca dealing with his family in the Philippines after working in Saudi Arabia for ten years. 2016 Imagine You and Me Graciana "Gara" Malinao Maine Mendoza Domestic worker Italy 2016 Sunday Beauty Queen Themselves Rudelie Acosta Domestic workers Hong Kong Documentary film; focuses on the domestic workers' side exploits in beauty pageants. Cherrie Bretana Mylyn Jacobo Hazel Perdido Leo Selomenio 2017 Kita Kita Lea Alessandra De Rossi Tourist guide Japan A guide working in Hokkaido who went temporarily blind. 2018 Still Human Evelyn Santos Crisel Consunji Domestic worker Hong Kong 2018 Sid & Aya: Not a Love Story Aya Anne Curtis Club entertainer Japan Aya entered illegally in Japan like to work as an entertainer like her mother 2019 Hello, Love, GoodbyeJoy Marie Fabregas Kathryn Bernardo Domestic worker Hong Kong Ethan Del Rosario Alden Richards Bartender 2022 Triangle of Sadness Abigail Dolly de Leon Toilet manager of a luxury cruise 2024 Hello, Love, AgainJoy Marie Fabregas Kathryn Bernardo Registered Nurse Canada Ethan Del Rosario Alden Richards Barista, Caregiver and Pizza Delivery Guy
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