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Critically-acclaimed film director Erik Matti lambasted netizens who voted for President Duterte.
Many pro-Duterte people lashed out at him in return.
Read on to learn more about the details!
Erik Matti is one of the most renowned and brilliant film directors in the Philippines. He became recognized for his film Magic Temple in 1996 which immediately became a box-office success.
Fast forward to today and Erik has numerous critically-acclaimed films under his belt, namely On The Job and Honor Thy Father. These movies earned him nominations for Best Director in the Gawad Urian Awards and Film Academy of the Philippines Awards. Erik won the latter.
Currently, Erik Matti is busily preparing for the modern reimagination of the Mars Ravelo classic, Darna. He is the director assigned to lead the project.
However, the director is recently making waves for something else besides his films.
Philippine Entertainment Portal reported that Erik took to Twitter to express his sentiments about the current regime, particularly President Duterte.
He said: “In case you haven’t read my tweets before, I’ll say it again: ‘Sa lahat ng bumoto, pu**ng ina nyo!’ Isa pa: ‘Pu**ng ina nyo!'”
Netizens who were pro-Duterte lashed out at the director in return, saying “pu**ng ina mo rin!” and “ang b*bo mo!” among other things.
The source stated that the director doesn’t hide the fact that he is against Duterte. In fact, since the May 2016 presidential elections, he has been adamant against Duterte’s candidacy.
GMA News Online reported that Erik has also revealed statements about the landscape of Philippine politics. He said: “Corruption is like a bad habit here. The country is like one big Sopranos clan.” His statements were made around the time when his socio-political film, On The Job, was shown.
He expounded on the film’s theme of corruption and added: “We have always been a country whose politicians are like gangsters. We live in a country where everyone and anyone know each other and favors are the means of negotiations.”
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