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Rosanna Roces’ "Aurora" rated X by MTRCB
Jocelyn Dimaculangan
Friday, December 12, 2008
02:16 PM

Rosanna Roces and Sid Lucero topbill the indie film Aurora, which has been deemed "unfit for public viewing" by the MTRCB. Courtesy of Adolfo Alix Jr.

    Rosanna Roces' new independent film Aurora directed by Adolfo Alix, Jr. was rated X by the Movie Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB).

    According to Direk Adolf, they will apply for a second review next week. They are now working on a preview of the film also next week at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City.

    Aurora is an intimate portrait of a captor and a captive as they both struggle to survive in the depths of a jungle. A social worker named Aurora (Rosanna Roces) is kidnapped by members of the Lost Command. After a military raid in the middle of the night, she gets lost in the forest. She walks aimlessly in the thick forest, hoping to find her way out to freedom. She is found by Fadi (Sid Lucero), one of her captors. Aurora tries every way in order to run away. Will she see the break of dawn alive?

    The members of the review committee found the rape scene between Rosanna and Kristofer King "too explicit" and "unfit for public viewing." Aurora was supposed to have a special screening today, December 12, at Indiesine, Robinsons Galleria.

    Aside from Rosanna, Sid, and Kristofer, the film also stars Angeli Bayani.

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