The Da Vinci Code In The Philippines
The Da Vinci Code is a 2006 American mystery-thriller film directed by Ron Howard. The screenplay was written by Akiva Goldsman and based on Dan Brown's worldwide bestselling 2003 novel, The Da Vinci Code. It was produced by Howard with John Calley and Brian Grazer and released by Columbia Pictures in the United States on May 19, 2006.
Due to controversial and inaccurate historical interpretations and perceived anti-Catholic elements, the film proved highly controversial in the Philippines, a highly religious country in Southeast Asia in which Catholicism is widely practised. Many organisations protested and organised boycotts against the showing of The Da Vinci Code in the Philippines, and the film was banned from being shown in the Philippine capital of Manila.
Read more about The Da Vinci Code In The Philippines: Initial Reactions, Philippine Catholic Bishops Reactions, Sentiment of A Filipino Muslim, Banning in Manila, Banning in SM Malls, Proposed Abolition of MTRCB
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