Angels & Demons rated R-13

MANILA, Philippines - The adventures of controversial symbologist Robert Langdon, who once tangled with the Catholic Church in The Da Vinci Code, can now be watched by high school-age audiences.

The Movie & Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) review committee unanimously gave the new Robert Langdon thriller Angels & Demons a teen-friendly rating of R-13 after it previewed the Tom Hanks-starrer recently, according to Columbia Pictures, the film’s local distributor.  

An R-13 rating means any moviegoer aged 13 and above can be admitted in a theater showing the particular film. This favorable rating also allows Angels & Demons to be shown in all cinema chains across the country when it opens on May 15.

Angels & Demons is the follow-up to The Da Vinci Code whose divisive, hot-button theories on Christianity were met with uproar from religious sectors when it opened in 2006. The MTRCB gave The Da Vinci Code an R-18 rating which forbade admission of moviegoers aged 17 years old and below. Also, SM Cinemas, which has a policy against R-18-rated movies, did not show the said film in their cineplexes.