Viva Films’ ‘A Werewolf Boy’ among six films cleared by MTRCB for January screenings

The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) has approved six more films for cinema exhibition this January, including the Filipino-produced film “A Werewolf Boy,” a local remake of the 2012 South Korean movie of the same title.

The film has been given a PG (Parental Guidance) classification, which allows viewers below 13 years old to watch provided they are accompanied by a parent or supervising adult.

The other five films cleared by the MTRCB are also set to open this week, offering audiences a mix of comedy, adventure, drama, romance, horror, and action titles in cinemas nationwide.

The story follows a teenage girl, who moves to the countryside with her family and encounters a mysterious feral boy living on their property.

The MTRCB also granted age-appropriate classifications to five international titles, including the highly anticipated animated adventure-comedy, “The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants.”

The film follows SpongeBob on a quest to prove his bravery as he ventures into the Underworld alongside the ghost pirate, the Flying Dutchman.

Also rated PG are the Indian comedy, “Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos,” about a clumsy yet enthusiastic spy whose missions lead to unexpected consequences, and the American post-apocalyptic survival disaster thriller, “Greenland 2: Migration.”

Meanwhile, “The History of Sound,” starring Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor, earned an R-13 rating, restricted to audiences aged 13 and above.

The film explores the relationship between two men who meet in 1917 while studying at the New England Conservatory of Music and later travel across rural Maine, USA, after World War I to record folk songs during the winter of 1920.

For more mature audiences, the post-apocalyptic horror film, “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple,” was classified R-16, for viewers aged 16 and above. The film is about survival after a tragedy, the cost of rebuilding, and how fear can twist people into doing terrible things.

The MTRCB continues to remind parents to actively guide their children’s viewing choices and engage them in discussions about the content they watch.

 “Some characters engage in silly stunts and reckless behavior for comedic effect. While clearly unrealistic, younger viewers may need reminders that such actions are exaggerated and not meant to be copied in real life,” said MTRCB Chairperson and CEO Lala Sotto. ###