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Bulaklak sa City Jail is a 1984 Filipino drama film written by Lualhati Bautista and directed by Mario O'Hara and it depicts the situation of women in the city jail.[1]

Bulaklak sa City Jail
Official movie poster, released in 1984.
Directed by	Mario O'Hara
Written by	Lualhati Bautista
Based on	Bulaklak sa City Jail by Lualhati Bautista
Produced by	Archie Cobarrubias Cherry Cobarrubias
Starring	Nora Aunor Gina Alajar Celia Rodriguez Zenaida Amador
Cinematography	Johnny Araojo
Edited by	Efren Jarlego
Music by	Tony Aguilar
Production company	Cherubim Films
Release date	December 25, 1984
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino

The film stars Nora Aunor, Gina Alajar, Celia Rodriguez, Perla Bautista, Maya Valdez, Zenaida Amador, and Maritess Gutierrez as the women who were incarcerated inside the Manila City Jail due to their crimes they commit and the crimes that were framed by the others.

Synopsis

A pregnant woman is arrested for attempted murder is sent to the Manila City Jail where she meets several women with shocking pasts.

Cast

Production staff

Release

The film was released by Cherubim Films on December 25, 1984, and it is one of the following entries for the 1984 Metro Manila Film Festival. It won six awards including Best Picture, Best Actress and Best Director.

Digital restoration

The restored version of the film was premiered on November 11, 2019, at the Ayala Malls Manila Bay in Parañaque City as part of the Cinema One Originals film festival. It was attended by the film's surviving cast and staff members: actors Ricky Davao and Tom Olivar, film producer Cherry Cobarubbias and former actress and now chef Maritess Gutierrez (she also represented her mother Gloria Romero) as well as the staff and crew of the ABS-CBN Film Archives and the channel head of Cinema One, Ronald Arguelles. Actress Pinky Amador (niece of the late Zenaida Amador, who died in 2008), actress-producer Ruby Flores-Arcilla (daughter of Bella Flores, who died in 2013), and director Denise O'Hara (niece of Mario O'Hara, who died in 2012) also attended the premiere as the representatives of the cast and staff members who were deceased or unable to attend.[2][3]

Reception

In a review by Engelbert Rafferty for Film Police Reviews, the film is considered "a classic, no questions asked". Lualhati Bautista, the film's writer, was praised for the screenplay that made it alive and fascinated by the viewers as well as the exhibited dramatic performances of the cast members. Nora Aunor was also praised for her widely accepted and realized performance as Angela, whose character was described as "a woman maltreated by society".[4]

Awards and recognition

Year	Group	Category	Nominee	Result
1984	Metro Manila Film Festival	Best Picture		Won
		Best Director	Mario O'Hara	Won
		Best Actress	Nora Aunor	Won
		Best Supporting Actress	Celia Rodriguez	Won
		Best Screenplay	Lualhati Bautista	Won
		Best Story	Lualhati Bautista	Won
1985	33rd FAMAS Awards	Best Actress	Nora Aunor	Won
		Best Supporting Actress	Perla Bautista	Won
		Best Picture		Nominated
		Best Director	Mario O'Hara	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Lualhati Bautista	Nominated
	Gawad Urian Awards (Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino)	Best Actress	Nora Aunor	Nominated
		Best Picture		Nominated
		Best Director	Mario O'Hara	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Perla Bautista	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Celia Rodriguez	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Lualhati Bautista	Nominated
		Best Editing	Efren Jarlego	Nominated
		Best Production Design	Tony Aguilar	Nominated
	Film Academy of the Philippines (Luna Awards)	Best Story Adaptation	Luhalhati Bautista	Won
		Best Actress	Nora Aunor	Nominated
	Catholic Mass Media Awards	Best Actress	Nora Aunor	Won

References

External links

• Bulaklak sa City Jail at IMDb

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