On the 7th celebration of Cinemalaya, our class were given a chance to watch a Cinemalaya movie. "Bahay Bata" really catches my attention.
Diana Zubiri, who played the role of Sarah, a two months pregnant and a nurse at a Public Maternity Hospital. The hospital is abuzz with pregnant mothers of all shapes and sizes in different stages of labor. The hospital is short on staff on Christmas Day so Sarah is forced to put in a double shift. Sarah observes the women coming and going in her ward, noting who is a first-timer and who is a veteran. Meanwhile, the wards are overcrowded : two women and their babies sharing single beds while those in labor are spilling unto the hallways. Sarah takes these all in stride, her heart and mind laboring over her own personal pains.
Although it looks like an ordinary trip to the maternity ward, there are actually so many things happening inside one – some of them very sad, thought-provoking, and even shocking to an extent.
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