Sibak: Midnight Dancers

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Sibak: Midnight Dancers
DVD poster
Directed byMel Chionglo
Written byRicky Lee
Starring
  • Noni Buencamino
  • Lawrence David
  • Gandong Cervantes
  • Alex Del Rosario
Release dates
  • September 9, 1994 (1994-09-09) (TIFF)
  • July 5, 1995 (1995-07-05) (Philippines)
  • September 28, 1995 (1995-09-28) (United States)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

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

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]

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