Family Matters

Family Matters is a 2022 Philippine drama film directed by Nuel Naval and produced under Cineko Productions and Top Story. It was released theatrically on December 25, 2022 as an entry to the 2022 Metro Manila Film Festival. Premise Family Matters revolves around the family of an elderly married couple consisting of Francisco (Noel Trinidad) and Eleanor (Liza Lorena), and their children: Kiko (Nonie Buencamino), Fortune (Mylene Dizon), Ellen (Nikki Valdez), and Enrico (JC Santos). Ellen flies for the United States in a bid to find a romantic partner, leaving the three other siblings to take care of their parents. Cast Noel Trinidad as Francisco Ketchup Eusebio as young Francisco Liza Lorena as Eleanor Roxanne Guinoo-Yap as young Eleanor Nonie Buencamino as Kiko – Francisco and Eleanor’s eldest child Agot Isidro as Kiko's wife Mylene Dizon as Fortune – the second of Francisco and Eleanor's children Nikki Valdez as Ellen – the third of Francisco and Eleanor's children James Blanco as Fortune's husband JC Santos as Enrico – the youngest child of Francisco and Eleanor Ian Pangilinan as Francis — eldest son of Kiko Anna Luna Ina Feleo Allyson McBride Kzhoebe Nichole Baker as Ivy Boots Anson-Roa was offered to portray the role of Eleanor but had to decline due to recovering from an illness and conflict of interest reasons for being part of the Metro Manila Film Festival Screening Committee.