Tanging Yaman (International Title: A Change of Heart) is a 2000 Filipino religious-family drama film produced by Star Cinema. Directed by Laurice Guillen, the film garnered several awards, especially at the 2000 Metro Manila Film Festival, including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Actress.
The film's title came from a liturgical composition by Manoling Francisco, SJ and sung by Carol Banawa. Gloria Romero, who portrayed the loving and devout Lola Loleng, previously collaborated with director Laurice Guillen in the 1980 film Kasal where she played Elisa, Grace's mother and the 1990 drama film adapted from a radio drama, Kapag Langit ang Humatol where she played the abusive and violent matriarch Octavia Villaroel.
The success of this religious-family drama film was followed ten years later by Sa 'yo Lamang, also directed by Laurice Guillen. The film was digitally restored and remastered in high-definition in 2014 by the ABS-CBN Film Archives and Central Digital Lab. The restored version received its television premiere on April 3, 2015 (Good Friday), 9:30PM on ABS-CBN.
Plot
The film revolves around three siblings separated by both physical and emotional distance, three siblings, the unemployed Danny (Johnny Delgado), the high-maintenance Art (Edu Manzano) and financially unstable Grace (Dina Bonnevie) and their mother Dolores "Loleng" Rosales (Gloria Romero). All three live separately with their spouses and children: Danny, a former tricycle driver, resides in Pampanga and takes care of their mother, Art lives in Manila, and Grace in the U.S.
After Loleng and Carina (Shaina Magdayao) attend Mass, Danny's firstborn Boyet (Marvin Agustin), a law student, arrives at the Rosales ancestral home. Whilst having dinner, Danny suggests that Boyet prepare a bio-data so that he can work for the municipal hall. Just as they discuss, Loleng complains that she cannot taste nor smell the fried eggplant made by Danny's wife Celine (Hilda Koronel).
Despite being in the U.S., Grace - who ran away from Pampanga to marry Francis (Joel Torre), who works as a mailman - has a strained relationship with her husband and struggles with a meager salary, which is used to cover the tuition fees of her children Madeleine (Janette McBride) and Andrew (John Prats). When Francis gives her an expensive anniversary present, she goes livid and they argue again over their finances in public.
Later, just as Art gives part of his salary to Loleng, she gives most to Danny, to Art's displeasure. Celine comes to Danny's defense, saying he returns what he borrows to Loleng. As Art leaves, Boyet joins him. Upon arriving home, he finds photos taken by his son Rommel (Jericho Rosales), and voices his disapproval, as he wants him to be a doctor.
Danny then comes with a friend at the municipal hall, a real estate agent, who is looking for a large tract of land. Danny then considers the 80-hectare tract of land left to them by their deceased father, to which Loleng objects initially, given the promise made to the patriarch, but is talked into doing so by Danny. He then calls Grace, taking mention of the sum that would be earned by the sale (P1 million per hectare) would cover whatever expenses Grace would have with flying back to the country, more so as Loleng is turning 75. Grace quickly agrees, but not Art, who demands they honor the promise.
Following a reflection on her children's problems, Loleng suffers a stroke at a mass and is taken to a hospital, where Danny and Art discover that she has Alzheimer's disease. Upon getting the news, Grace suggests they sell the tract of land so they could settle the finance. Loleng is later discharged but Art later tells Danny and Celine that he has taken her to his residence for treatment. Whilst packing Loleng's belongings, Danny and Celine both break down over how the disease will affect Loleng entirely.
Art later agrees to the sale, but Danny gets no part of the earnings that would be gained. Danny, who then comes to contemplate if the sale was in good faith, later suggests that Boyet continue his studies at Pampanga, to which Boyet reveals that Art has offered a part-time job to him. When Danny tries to tell Boyet of the grudge Art holds against Danny, he lashes out at him, saying he doesn't want to be a tricycle driver like him, after which he is admonished by Celine for his callousness. They patch things up later on.