Release Date
08 Nov, 2002
Runtime
01:49: (HH:MM)
Synopsis
She gave them a reason to sing.
Melinda is a new substitute teacher at the Malawig Elementary School, located in a poor remote barrio. A young university graduate, her family expects her to look for work abroad, but in her idealism she takes on a challenging job in the provincial public school, which lacks resources and has corrupt personnel. The heavy monsoon rains and the nearby NPAs also add to her difficulties. The children are indifferent to their studies, having been affected by the hopelessness around them. Melinda tries to motivate them by capitalizing on their interest and talent in singing. She takes advantage of a funding opportunity to enter them in a choral contest. She encounters some resistance, however, from the school administration and from the parents of her students. Furthermore, the death of one of the choral group’s members at the hands of the Armed Forces of the Philippines casts a pall on their once joyful preparations. Melinda, however, constantly tries to rise above these challenges.
Original Title
Mga Munting Tinig
Photos
Actors
Alessandra de Rossi
Dexter Doria
Gina Alajar
Amy Austria
Bryan Homecillo
Irma Adlawan
Malou Crisologo
Nonie Buencamino
Tony Mabesa
Crew
Adolfo Alix Jr.
Gil Portes
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