Weighed But Found Wanting
Watch TrailerA privileged teenager, the son of a local politician, navigates the suffocating hypocrisy of his provincial town. His growing disillusionment draws him into an unlikely friendship with two societal outcasts: a lonely leper living on the outskirts and a mentally unstable homeless woman. These bonds become his portal to a world of raw human suffering and unexpected purity, hidden behind a veneer of respectability. Against a backdrop of stark social inequality and political machinations, he confronts the true cost of silent complicity and the fragile line between sanity and madness.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | Tinimbang ka Ngunit Kulang |
| Year | 1974 |
| Country | Philippines |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Lino Brocka |
| Runtime | 128 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 7.3/10 (13 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
Lino Brocka's film is a surgical dissection of social rot, where personal tragedy mirrors a national sickness. The director masterfully contrasts the town's hypocritical order with the chaotic yet genuine reality of its outcasts.
What lingers after the final frame is a profound moral unease, a challenge to our own definitions of sanity and value. The haunting faces of the forsaken compel a reckoning with the true meaning of human connection in a broken world. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Lino Brocka
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The oppressive heat of the province, dusty streets echoing with silent judgments.
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