Trailer of TheRapist, short film of Cherie Gil, disapproved for public exhibition

Disapproved for public exhibition ng MTRCB ang trailer ng TheRapist, ang award-winning short film na pinagbibidahan ni Cherie Gil.

Ito ay sa ilalim sa direksyon ni Diane Ventura at bonus film sana ng isa pa niyang pelikula titled Mulat (Awaken) na magkakaroon ng commercial release on November 2, 2016.

Ang Mulat ang pelikula na nagbigay kay Direk Diane ng Best Director citation sa International Film Festival Manhattan in New York at Best Actor award kay Jake Cuenca sa Brazil World Cinema Festival.

Ang Solar Films ang local distributor ng TheRapist at nakasaad sa sulat na natanggap nila mula sa Movie and Television Review and Classification Board na "language and scenes depicting sexual activity" ang mga dahilan kaya hindi akma sa public exhibition ang trailer ng short film.

Sa TheRapist, si Cherie ay gumanap bilang therapist at si Marco Morales ang gumanap bilang pasyente niya.

Ipinagtanggol ni Direk Diane ang kanyang short film. Aniya, “I understand this movie could be misconstrued as condoning the vile act of rape. But in this film, I’m not talking about the jump-out-of-the-bushes assault of a helpless victim. I’m talking about certain situations wherein a girl actually has the power and capability to get herself out of a possibly precarious situation where she feels uncomfortable and unsettled.

“It’s about female empowerment and not allowing yourself to be put in situations that you do not want to be in, or get yourself in a position where your decision-making capabilities are vitiated.

“Rape is a detestable crime. That is why this film is important. It tells us that though, we have no control over other people's actions and moral values, we have control of ourselves and having awareness of this fact helps us in becoming more pro-active. This way, we have the power not to put ourselves in a helpless predicament.”