MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine distributor of the Spanish-produced film “Elcano and Magellan” said it would re-evaluate the movie after it drew criticism for supposed historical inaccuracies. We are in the process of inviting historians, members of the academe and film experts to a film preview,” CrystalSky Multimedia said in a statement on Friday. The film follows the voyage of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and Spanish navigator Juan Sebastian Elcano. “The first voyage around the world with Philippines’ very own hero Lapu-Lapu,” declared the teaser poster released for the local audience. Some have called on the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) to ban the film from being shown in Philippine theaters.

Source: Philippine Star November 09, 2019 16:00 UTC