Bulaklak sa City Jail (1984)

Directed by

Mario O'Hara

Genre

drama film

Country

Philippines

Runtime

1h 50m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows a group of women incarcerated in a city jail. It shows their daily struggles and relationships inside the prison walls.

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What happens

Bulaklak sa City Jail (English: The Flowers of the City Jail) is a 1984 Filipino neo noir crime prison drama film directed by Mario O'Hara from a story and screenplay written by Lualhati Bautista, based on her novel of the same name that was serialized in Liwayway from 1982 to 1983. Starring Nora Aunor, Gina Alajar, Celia Rodriguez, Perla Bautista, Maya Valdez, Zenaida Amador, and Maritess Gutierrez, the film depicts the situation of women in the city jail. Produced by Cherubim Films, the film was theatrically released on December 25, 1984, as one of the official entries for the 10th Metro Manila Film Festival. In 2019, it was digitally restored and remastered by ABS-CBN Film Restoration, in association with Kantana Thailand and Wildsound Studios. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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