Weighed But Found Wanting
7.5
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.
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Cast
32 people
Christopher de Leon
Junior
Known for
Batang Quiapo
Lolita Rodriguez
Kuala
Also in
Paradise Inn
Jack and Jill
Mario O'Hara
Bertong Ketong
Also in
Dipped in Gold
Three, Two, One
Hilda Koronel
Evangeline Ortega
Known for
Insiang
Manila in the Claws of Light
Eddie Garcia
Cesar Blanco
Known for
Black Mama, White Mama
Lilia Dizon
Mrs. Carolina Blanco
Also in
Sanda Wong
Narito Ang Puso Ko
Alicia Alonzo
Known for
Days of Being Wild
Joseph Sytangco
Nitoy
Also in
The World is not Yours, Baby Porcuna
Summer Rains
Rosa Aguirre
Also in
Child of Sorrow
Huk in a New Life
Lorli Villanueva
Mrs. Sy
Also in
My Father, My Mother
Gold, Silver, Death
Lily Miraflor
Also in
Muse of Pasig
Once a Moth
Joonee Gamboa
Eddie's father
Known for
Missing in Action
Manila in the Claws of Light
Lino Brocka Director · Mario O'Hara Screenplay Joe Batac Cinematographer
First release May 30, 1974 · Produced in Philippines · Original title Tinimbang ka Ngunit Kulang
Production
Cinemanila
Production
Philippines
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Tinimbang ka Ngunit Kulang
Original language
Tagalog
Spoken on screen
Tagalog
Release dates
Philippines · May 30, 1974
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
August 22, 2026 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Austria
October 26, 2009 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
France
July 7, 2008 · Premiere · Festival Paris Cinema
Italy
June 23, 2026 · Premiere · Il Cinema Ritrovato (Restored 4K Version)
Philippines
September 4, 2026 · Premiere · Philippine Film Industry Month, Shangri-La Plaza
Portugal
October 16, 2026 · Premiere · Doclisboa International Film Festival
Singapore
April 21, 2001 · Premiere · Singapore International Film Festival
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