Sibak: Midnight Dancers

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1994 Filipino film

Sibak: Midnight Dancers

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Directed by| Mel Chionglo
Written by| Ricky 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
Country| Philippines
Language| Filipino

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

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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

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* 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

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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]

## References

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1. ^ Sarmenta, Serverino R. (2008). Movies that Matter: A Festschrift in Honor of Nicasio D. Cruz, SJ. Office of Research and Publications, Loyola Schools, Ateneo de Manila University. p. 31\. ISBN 978-971-0358-36-6. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
2. ^ Acar, Aedrianne (21 September 2019). "Showbiz industry mourns the death of master director Carmelo 'Mel' Chionglo". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
3. ^ a b Hidalgo, Antonio A. (1996). The Asian Traveller. Anvil Publishing Incorporated. p. 28\. ISBN 978-971-27-0551-9. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
4. ^ Malone, Peter (2007). Through a Catholic Lens: Religious Perspectives of Nineteen Film Directors from Around the World. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-7425-5230-2. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

## External links

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* Sibak: Midnight Dancers at IMDb

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