被譽為『連縐紋都識演戲』的Anita Linda，一個近鏡，便可看出每一個演戲細胞，躍躍跳動。歲月不撓人，Adela年輕時曾是廣播界的大紅人，老來獃在馬尼拉貧民區過日晨，今年的八十歲生辰，見證了生命的奇蹟。生活雖然足襟見肘，但勝在活得有骨氣，有力氣，菲國導演Alix Jr用平常心去看世界，從滿載世俗羈絆眼光的貧民世界中，卻拍出人性的光環。多產女星Anita Linda敬業樂業，神采飛揚，以83歲高齡吐氣揚眉首次奪影后，為甘草們爭番啖氣。
Using an octogenarian Philippine radio personality as his main character, festival favorite director Adolfo Alix, Jr. shines a light on how poverty and the plight of the elderly are intertwined. ADELA stars Anita Linda, a prolific Philippine actress who at 83 won her first leading role in decades. Alix, Jr. gives the mundane and familiar heightened meaning, capturing the nitty-gritty of life in the slums, and the loneliness of an 80-year-old woman bereft of family on her most important day.
Using an octogenarian Philippine radio personality as his main character, festival favorite director Adolfo Alix, Jr. shines a light on how poverty and the plight of the elderly are intertwined. ADELA stars Anita Linda, a prolific Philippine actress who at 83 won her first leading role in decades. Alix, Jr. gives the mundane and familiar heightened meaning, capturing the nitty-gritty of life in the slums, and the loneliness of an 80-year-old woman bereft of family on her most important day.