Bulaklak sa City Jail (English: The Flowers of the City Jail) is a 1984 Filipino neo noir crime prison drama film directed by Mario O'Hara from a story and screenplay written by Lualhati Bautista, based on her novel of the same name.
Starring Nora Aunor, Gina Alajar, Celia Rodriguez, Perla Bautista, Maya Valdez, Zenaida Amador, and Maritess Gutierrez, the film depicts the situation of women in the city jail.
Angela Aguilar, a nightclub singer, was sent to the women's section of the Manila City Jail for the crime of frustrated murder.
One day, the female inmates witness the riot in the men's sector and the warden's forced taking of Viring's daughter Sarah.
[2][3] Engelbert Rafferty, writing for Film Police Reviews, called the film a "classic" and praised the screenplay written by Lualhati Bautista, which she made alive and fascinated the viewers and the dramatic performances of the cast, particularly Nora Aunor for playing the character who was described as "a woman maltreated by society".