Caregiver Movie Analysis

UNIVERSITY OF CEBU
COLLEGE OF
EDUCATION
VALUE 20A
9:30-10:30/MWF
Submitted by:
 Acuña, Jener C.
Submitted to: Mr. Noel Dizon

CAREGIVER
(MOVIE ANALYSIS)
A. People
Cast
• Sharon Cuneta as Sarah Gonzales

• John Estrada as Theodore "Teddy" Gonzales
• Rica Peralejo as Karen
• Jhong Hilario as Joseph
• Saul Reichlin as Mr. Morgan
• Matthew Rutherford as David Morgan
• Claire Jeater as Margaret Morgan
• John Vladimir Manalo as Paulo Gonzales
• Makisig Morales as Sean
• Mickey Ferriols as Julia
• Lotlot De Leon as Betty
• Marita Zobel as Nemie
• Anita Linda as Lola Miling
• Cheska Billiones as Sarah's student
• Consuelo Bilcliffe as Ditas
Director: Chito S. Roño
Producer: Elma Medua
Script Writer: Chris Martinez
B. Summary
Sarah (Sharon Cuneta), a grade school English teacher,
joins the 150,000 Pinoy OFWs working in the United Kingdom
to support her husband, Teddy (John Estrada), in making a
better living for their family. More than just a chronicle of the
Filipinos' experience working as nurses and caregivers in the
UK, this story also charts Sarah's journey to self-discovery –
from a submissive wife who makes sacrifices to make way
for her Teddy's aspirations to an empowered woman who
finds dignity and pride in a humbling job as a caregiver in
London.
The story begins as Sarah says goodbye to her familiar
world. After finishing an arduous course in caregiving, she
bids farewell to the Grade 5 classroom, where she teaches
English. She buys a winter coat for her son Paulo and
promises that he would use it once she can afford to take
him to London. In typical Pinoy fashion, she shares tearful
goodbyes with her whole family at the airport when she
finally leaves for the United Kingdom.
Finally, Sarah arrives in London. At their small flat, she

and Teddy share a passionate reunion. With a honeymoon
mood, he takes her to the beautiful sights in London. While
window-shopping at a famous mall, Sarah meets Sean
(Makisig Morales), a spunky Filipino boy, as she catches him
trying to shoplift chocolate bars.
After that fleeting period of excitement, she

experiences the hard challenges every Filipino caregivers
face every day: the icy weather, the dirty work, the difficult
patients.
Meanwhile, Teddy also struggles with the daily grind in

the hospital as he works.
Despite the difficulties of adjusting to London life,

however, Sarah faithfully stands by her Teddy. She tries to
make the most of the situation by giving her best in her
work, and in this way, earns the respect of Mr. Morgan, his
wealthy old ward. However, Teddy is oblivious to her
success, as he is absorbed in his own problems with work.
Sarah finds solace in her friendship with Mr. Morgan and his
son David, who seems to appreciate her more than Teddy
does, and with little Sean, who somehow eases her longing
for her own son.
Tensions rise between Sarah and Teddy as the stress of

London life takes its toll on their marriage. Because of the
mounting conflicts both at work and home, Teddy decides to
give up. He tells Sarah that they are going back to the
Philippines.
Sarah finds it very hard to accept Teddy's decision. She
knows that staying in London is the best thing for their
family, because returning to the Philippines would only mean
going back to the same problems they had before. Sarah
finds the strength to stay in London to continue seeking a
better life for her son, even if it means losing her marriage.
The movie ended showing Sarah in a park in London,

after Teddy went back to the Philippines.
C.Theme
“Finding one’s real happiness in the midst of life challenges
leads you to success”
The theme of the movie “CAREGIVER” by Sharon

Cuneta is related to the value of self-initiative. It is the ability
to take the lead, the capacity to begin the first step and the
power to blaze the trail. “Sarah” takes her step in order to
fulfill her passion to serve for the betterment of her life as
well as her children even if her marriage with “Teddy” will be
sacrifice. The challenges in life made her more persevering
and hardworking towards the good future of her family.
The theme also relates to the value of family. Sarah

perceives the challenges of being an OFW as a means
elevating the family’s financial status. She gets all her
strength from her beloved family. She knows in her heart
that what she does today will reflect to the future of her
family. Happiness and unhappiness, success and failure, are
centered on the Filipino Family. Filipino give so much value
to the family that they labor so hard and sacrifice so much, if
only to maintain an orderly, peaceful, successful and happy
family. The family is the source of lasting inspiration that
made Sarah to continue her struggle as an OFW in London.
“I don’t care about my job, I care about you.” This is
one of the lines of Sarah, a character played by Sharon
Cuneta that has something to do with human fellowship.
Human fellowship is characterized by truthfulness, honesty
and lasting friendship. The mutual trust of people involve like
Mr. Morgan to Sarah reflects the Filipinos high regard
towards human fellowship. Sarah finds her real happiness in
his job. Her job is not to clean their mess, serve or feed the
old, but also to touch the life of the one you’ve been taking
care of.
(Jener C. Acuña)
D. Quotes
1. “Perseverance leads to one’s real happiness”
In order to reach our goals, we must work hard so that we

can achieve it. In the end, we will be the one to reap for
the outcomes of our sacrifice. Being hardworking is an
asset towards the fulfillment of our plans in life. Acquiring
this skill is a plus point
2. “Failure is not the worst thing in the world. The very worst
is not to try.”
Yes, it is true. The lack of self-confidence a person retreats

from the challenges in life. In the case of “Teddy”, he
surrenders to the hardships he encountered in his
workplace. Now, he ends in failure for not trying his best
for the better future of his family.
3. “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”
A long journey starts with a single step. You can never

reach your destination without making any decisions as
well as actions towards the fulfillment of your goals. I
know that the Sarah’s decision is hard, but it is her
starting point to live a new life.
4. “The world is round and the place which may seem like
the end may also be only the beginning.”
Nothing is permanent in this world. Every new beginning

starts from other new beginning’s end. It may be the end
of something that is important in your life, but it also
marks the beginning of something new.
5. “Vitality shows not only in the ability to persist, but also in

the ability to start over.”
The strength and self-confidence you have is an asset to

endure the daily challenges in life. In other way around,
the most practical usage of that strength and self-
confidence is to start something new that will help you to
attain success in life.

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UNIVERSITY OF CEBU

Submitted to: Mr. Noel Dizon

• Sharon Cuneta as Sarah Gonzales

Director: Chito S. Roño

Producer: Elma Medua

Script Writer: Chris Martinez

Finally, Sarah arrives in London. At their small flat, she

After that fleeting period of excitement, she

Meanwhile, Teddy also struggles with the daily grind in

Despite the difficulties of adjusting to London life,

Tensions rise between Sarah and Teddy as the stress of

The movie ended showing Sarah in a park in London,

The theme of the movie “CAREGIVER” by Sharon

The theme also relates to the value of family. Sarah

In order to reach our goals, we must work hard so that we

Yes, it is true. The lack of self-confidence a person retreats

A long journey starts with a single step. You can never

Nothing is permanent in this world. Every new beginning

5. “Vitality shows not only in the ability to persist, but also in

The strength and self-confidence you have is an asset to

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