President Noynoy Aquino, however, banned the film from public screening. Chassis was rated X (which means unfit for public viewing) by the MTRCB -twice -with a note that said "there was no redeeming value in the exposure of the penis.”Įventually, the MTRCB appeals committee recommended an R18, citing the film's moral content. also included castration, full-frontal male nudity, and masturbation. It all sounds pretty standard for these types of films, but director Adolf Alix Jr. The mom resorts to prostitution to make ends meet. Maria in one of her pluckier roles, Chassis tells the story of a mom and her daughter who live in a semi-trailer. The title was changed to City After Dark, so that it would not automatically be associated with the capital. Ishmael Bernal's unrefined, gritty take on Manila's underground nightlife did not align with her vision of a beautiful Philippines. This classic did not impress then First Lady Imelda Marcos. Kinatay, about a policeman who gets involved in the murder of a prostitute, won several accolades and a few Best Director prizes for Mendoza. On his blog, he noted: "P oor Mendoza knows that his strategy is alienating, his scenes unpleasant and painful, his audience recoiling." Not everyone agreed with the legendary writer, however. It prompted critic Roger Ebert to pronounce it the worst film to ever screen at Cannes and concluded that it unites the audience in their repulsion. Though initially banned by the MTRCB, it was allowed to re-air after the title, which meant pay-per-view sex, was changed.īrillante Mendoza's film, featuring indie favorite Coco Martin, is unapologetically graphic, depicting unfiltered gore and violence. It ignited a debate between freedom of expression and religion. After pressure from the Catholic Church, the President herself had to suspend it from airing on theaters. It is one of the few wide-release films that featured full-frontal nudity. Live Show, which was originally named Toro, depicted the lives of poor people who had to resort to performing lewd acts on stage to survive. This Jose Javier Reyes film is famous for being called "a well-made soft porn film" by none other than then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. The scene was eventually edited out, but its effect has somehow lasted.
The dog killing, however, resulted in Senate hearings and closed-door meetings. Based on the true story of the "Gata Four Massacre" in Caramoan, Camarines Sur, it won several accolades and received positive reviews. That or it was just politics.Īny merit this Alvin Yapan film evaporated when word got out that a dog was killed during production. Have you ever come across a film so controversial, so bold that the President had to step in to ban it from public viewing? It seems to be the case for many of the country's most groundbreaking films.
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