Condemned

About Condemned

Condemned a 1984 Filipino neo noir crime film directed by Mario O'Hara from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jose Javier Reyes and Frank G. Rivera. Depicting the cruelty of big-city life, with a focus on Manila, the plot centers on the corruption of society and abuses of power. The film stars Nora Aunor, Dan Alvaro, and Gloria Romero.

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Produced by Golden Dragon Films and NV Productions, the film was released theatrically on October 19, 1984.

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Plot

Yolly, a flower vendor, her brother Efren, a driver and hired gun for a ruthless gangster, and Connie live a bleak existence in the underbelly of the fashionable tourist district of Manila. Escaping from a violent past, the siblings' world collides with Connie's gang.

Cast

Nora Aunor as Yolly

Dan Alvaro as Efren

Gloria Romero as Connie

Gina Alajar as Mayette

Rio Locsin as Lorraine

Ricky Davao as Joey

Sonny Parsons as Elmo

Leni Santos as Nona

Connie Angeles as Cita

Toby Alejar as Dennis

Alicia Alonzo as Yolly's Mother

Romnick Sarmenta as Young Efren

Critical reception

"Condemned is a rich brew of sudden violence, baroque cruelty, and sardonic dark humor." - Noel Vera, film critic

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Notable quotes

“Justice without power is incompetence. Power without justice is also incompetence.”
— .hack//Sign, Silver Knight (銀漢, Ginkan)
“There is no such thing as justice — in or out of court.”
— Clarence Darrow Interview in Chicago (April 1936)
“All of our punishment institutions, including jails, laws, church confessionals, and so forth, are systems of illusion. The order of the universe, the infinite justice of yin and yang, naturally takes care of all motion and compensation. We don't need to invent arbitrary ways to make balance with punishments.”
— Michio Kushi with Edward Esko, Spiritual Journey, p. 57.
“(We said), "O David, We have made you a ruler upon the earth, so judge between the people in truth and do not follow (your own) desire, as it will lead you astray from the way of God." Indeed, those who go astray from the way of God will have a severe punishment for having forgotten the Day of Account.”
— Qur'an 38:26
“Justice discards party, friendship, kindred, and is therefore always represented as blind.”
— Joseph Addison, The Guardian, No. 99.
“Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it resides in the hearts and souls of the citizens.”
— Author unknown. Inscription over the 10th Street entrance of the U.S. Department of Justice Building, Washington, D.C. This has been attributed to Plato, but is Reported as unverified in Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations (1989).

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