Maui Taylor starrer “Torotot” gets R-18 rating
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
Sorry, Maui Taylor, but the young’uns aren’t going to be seeing your latest work any time soon.
The MTRCB has given her new film, Torotot, an R-18 rating despite director Maryo J. de los Reyes’ best attempts to wriggle his movie into a slimmer R-13 rating. He wanted children to be exposed to the possibilities presented by the movie and learn from them, but apparently what was shown was just too much for most kids.
Torotot is reportedly a film about marital infidelity that leads to a tragic crime of passion. And apparently that passion was too much for the MTRCB board members. One in particular said that her decision would not change unless an edited version of the film was released with the rawer elements stripped out.
Whether or not that will actually happen is a matter of speculation.