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Movie about people born with male, female genitalia given X rating by MTRCB

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<p>MANILA—Pressure is mounting on the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) over its decision to prohibit a film that aims to rid the stigma around a condition in which people are born with both male and female sex characteristics. </p><p>On Wednesday, Jose Tiglao, director of &quot;Metamorphosis,&quot; an entry to this year&#x27;s Cinema One Originals Film Festival, scheduled to begin Thursday, said that the MTRCB deemed his movie &quot;not suitable for public exhibition&quot; due to its sexually explicit scenes. </p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=184336039401614&amp;set=a.138290794006139&amp;type=3&amp;theater" data-width="auto"> </div><p>Tiglao said in his Facebook post that he was told to lessen the flm&#x27;s &quot;daring scenes,&quot; or have it barred from being shown in cinemas on the grounds that it could cause offense. </p><p>He added that he&#x27;ll try to adhere to the MTRCB&#x27;s demands, though he explained that the scenes in question &quot;aim to humanize&quot; people who have been called &quot;freaks&quot; and &quot;abnormal&quot; for being intersex. </p><p>Intersex is a condition in which people are born with both male and female genitalia. &quot;Metamorphosis&quot; centers on a 14-year-old who has been disparaged because of this. </p><p>Referring to the banned scenes, Tiglao wrote: &quot;Ang mga eksenang ito ay hindi lamang purong kalibugan.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Ito ay pagpapakita ng kanilang pagkatao, ng kanilang sexual desires, ng kanilang pagkalito at pagkabigo — mga bagay na pinagdadaanan nating LAHAT, intersex man o hindi.&quot; </p><p>&quot;Hindi ko maipapangako na matatanggal ko ang lahat masunod lang ang kanilang standard sa puntong mawawalan na ng bayag ang pelikula. Bukas [Wednesday] pupunta akong MTRCB and try to defend the latest cut. Bahala na.&quot; </p><p>&quot;Ang lungkot lang isipin na mukhang hindi niyo mapapanood ang putol ng pelikula na gusto namin para rito. </p><p>&quot;Pelikula na sana, sa unang pagkakataon, ay magrerepresent sa mga kapatid nating intersex sa larangan ng pelikula.&quot; </p><p>Ronald Arguelles, the head of Cinema One, said he hopes that the final cut of the movie passes the standards of the MTRCB, and that &quot;Metamorphosis&quot; makes it in time for the festival&#x27;s premiere. </p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/ronald.arguelles/posts/10157864231358833" data-width="auto"> </div><p>As of writing, Tiglao&#x27;s post on Facebook has received support from many Filipinos online calling for the film to be shown in cinemas.</p><p>The trailer for &quot;Metamorphosis&quot; can be watched below: </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gMy8C5Wk1uU?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Pressure is mounting on the MTRCB over its decision to prohibit a film that aims to rid the stigma around a condition in which people are born with both male and female sex characteristics. </p>

Pressure is mounting on the MTRCB over its decision to prohibit a film that aims to rid the stigma around a condition in which people are born with both male and female sex characteristics.