Sibak: Midnight Dancers Explained
Sibak: Midnight Dancers is a 1994 Philippines film, and the first of a series of three gay-themed movies by Mel Chionglo and Ricky Lee about the lives of macho dancers (strippers)[1] in the gay bars of Manila. The later two are Burlesk King and Twilight Dancers.[2] All three follow in the tradition of Lino Brocka's 1988 film Macho Dancer. This movie was banned in the Philippines.
Plot
The story revolves around the lives of three brothers who work as strippers in a gay bar in Ermita, Manila.[3] The oldest, Joel, has a wife and a boyfriend. Dennis, the middle brother, steals car radios with his friends. The youngest, Sonny, dropped out of college and has a transsexual lover.
Cast
- Nonie Buencamino as Dave
- Lawrence David as Sonny
- Gandong Cervantes as Dennis
- Alex Del Rosario as Joel
- Luis Cortes
- Danny Ramos
- Richard Cassity
- John Mendoza
- Leonard Manalansan
- Perla Bautista as Mother
- Ryan Aristorenas as Bogart
- Soxie Topacio as Dominic
- Maureen Mauricio as Zeny
- Ray Ventura as Gregorio
Reception
The film received positive reviews from the Toronto Film Festival.[4] However, the film was banned by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board.[3]
Notes and References
- Book: Sarmenta . Serverino R. . Movies that Matter: A Festschrift in Honor of Nicasio D. Cruz, SJ . 2008 . Office of Research and Publications, Loyola Schools, Ateneo de Manila University . 978-971-0358-36-6 . 31 . 20 January 2022 . en.
- News: Acar . Aedrianne . Showbiz industry mourns the death of master director Carmelo 'Mel' Chionglo . 20 January 2022 . www.gmanetwork.com . 21 September 2019 . en.
- Book: Hidalgo . Antonio A. . The Asian Traveller . 1996 . Anvil Publishing Incorporated . 978-971-27-0551-9 . 28 . 20 January 2022 . en.
- Book: Malone . Peter . Through a Catholic Lens: Religious Perspectives of Nineteen Film Directors from Around the World . 2007 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-0-7425-5230-2 . 20 January 2022 . en.
