Distributors Pull Out the Movie “Plane” in All PH Cinemas After the MTRCB Review
The controversial movie of Hollywood actor Gerard Butler “Plane” has been pulled out to all cinemas in the Philippines after the MTRCB review.
Diorella “Lala” Sotto, Chairperson of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB), revealed that the distributors of the US film “Plane” issued a letter stating that they are voluntarily withdrawing the film from the Philippines. Sotto stated in her statement that she received the aforementioned letter on Tuesday, February 21.
“The particular film is not going to be exhibited because the distributor, as mentioned, voluntarily pulled out the material already from the cinemas,” said Sotto.
Senator Robinhood “Robin” Padilla reportedly stated that the MTRCB told him that the release of the alleged film would be prohibited in the country. The senator claims that Hollywood film tarnishes the country’s image, based on the report.
“Pinangako po nila na kanila pong tinawag kaagad ng pansin ‘yung distributor [ng pelikula]. Kinausap po nila ang distributor. At ngayon, ang gusto natin masulatan natin ang mismong producer,” said Padilla.
“Katatapos lamang po ng pandemic, binubuksan pa lamang po natin ang ating turismo, ito, merong pelikula na nagsasabi na dito sa Pilipinas ay walang law and order. Ang nasusunod dito sa Pilipinas, sa Jolo, ay mga rebelde at mga terorista. At ang ating kasundaluhan ay nagtatago, bahag ang mga buntot, eh pangit po ito,” he added.
Padilla’s statement was denounced by the Directors’ Guild of the Philippines (DGPI) on February 19. It was stated that the public should have a free choice rather than following the orders of politicians.
“To outright ban the film, especially one already approved by the MTRCB, is a cure much worse that the illness itself, injurious to free expression and sets a precedent for films to be held hostage by imagined slights to our country’s reputation,” said the DGPI.
“If the state can tolerate free expressions for trolls, fake news, and historical revisionism without worrying about their effect on the country’s prestige, then the state can do the same for a work that members of the foreign press have regarded as a mindless B-movie entertainment rather than a reliable commentary on our country’s affairs,” it added.
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