| Dear Satan | |
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| Directed by | RC Delos Reyes |
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Production company | Mavx Productions |
| Distributed by | Black Cap Pictures |
| Country | Philippines |
Dear Satan, later renamed Dear Santa, is an unreleased Philippine Christmas horror film directed by RC Delos Reyes under Mavx Productions and stars Paolo Contis and Sienna Stevens.
Chichi (Sienna Stevens) writes a letter to Santa Claus for Christmas but accidentally misspells Santa's name. This leads to the letter finding its way to Satan (Paolo Contis) who answers to the girl's wishes. Satan attempts to tempt Chichi to evil, but the girl's virtues resists the demon's plans and changes him instead.
Dear Satan was produced under Mavx Productions with RC Delos Reyes as the film's director. [1] The film was made under the workshop script of Mowelfund. [2] The story concept was by Paolo Contis. [3]
The film nevertheless received controversy over its initial title Dear Satan, with Mavx announcing it would change the film's name in August 2024 "to better align with its intended message and to respect the sensitivities of the audience". The production team explained that Dear Satan revolves around the concept of good versus evil, where an innocent child who "overcomes temptations through strong faith". [1] By this time the film was already finished and "fully edited". [3]
The film was scheduled to be released theatrically in the Philippines on September 18, 2024. [4] However the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) gave Dear Satan an X rating barring it from public exhibition in cinemas. MTRCB chair Lala Sotto-Antonio, who personally viewed the film along with the board, said that the film was offensive to her as a Christian, particularly the depiction of Satan as redeeming himself insisting that "Satan will never ever be good". [2] Despite the film being renamed as Dear Santa, the MTRCB upheld its X rating, saying that the film’s positive depiction of Satan served as “an attack on fundamental belief of the Catholic and Christian faiths.” [5]
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