Weighed But Found Wanting

Weighed But Found Wanting

1974 · 128 min · ★ 7.5 · Drama

A privileged teenager, disillusioned with the hypocrisy he witnesses in his small town, forms a bond with a lonely man with leprosy and a mentally distressed homeless woman.

Directed by Lino Brocka · Written by Mario O'Hara

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