The tragicomedy from the hot scene in the movie "Mai" and the shock of the hot scene in "Dao, Pho and Piano"

Since Circular No. 05/2023/TT-BVHTTDL, Vietnamese films must be labeled when released. Accordingly, Circular No. 05/2023/TT-BVHTTDL dated April 5, 2023 of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has stipulated criteria for classifying films and displaying film classification levels and warnings to audiences when released and released.

The five film classification levels given in this circular include: P (popular for all ages), T18 (formerly known as C18 - films allowed to be distributed to viewers aged 18 and over), T16 (films allowed to be distributed to viewers aged 16 and over), T13 (films allowed to be distributed to viewers aged 13 and over), C (not allowed to be distributed) and K (films allowed to be distributed to viewers under 13 years old with the condition of watching with a parent or guardian).

When films are labeled, directors are also more "unleashed" in exploiting hot scenes, because there is a classification for the audience.

In 2023, many movies were filled with bold, naked sex scenes. Among them, "Occupy" was compared to a movie about sex addiction.

“The Last Wife” by director Victor Vu also hit theaters with many scenes depicting daring sexual activities, the film was rated T18, reaching a revenue milestone of nearly 100 billion VND.

Before having to leave theaters during Tet because it could not compete with Tran Thanh, the movie "Tea" by director Le Hoang was also filled with 18+ scenes.

Labeling has caused many Vietnamese films to exploit bold sex scenes. Photo: Provided by the producer of the film The Last Wife — Labeling has caused many Vietnamese films to exploit bold sex scenes. Photo: Provided by the producer of the film "The Last Wife"

Two films that are currently attracting public attention are “Mai” labeled T18 and “Dao, Pho and Piano” labeled T13. The two films have two different contents, genres, and themes, but both have hot scenes.

Labeled T13 (the film is allowed to be shown to viewers 13 years of age and older), but speaking with Lao Dong reporters outside the screening room at the National Cinema Center on the afternoon of February 21, many students who went to see "Peach, Pho and Piano" were shocked by the hot scenes.

Audience member Nguyen Thuy Tram (born in 2007) said that when she bought tickets to see this movie, she was only told that it was a historical, war movie. Therefore, Thuy Tram was completely surprised to see that the movie had hot scenes.

When asked about how the hot scenes of "Peach, Pho and Piano" were handled, Thuy Tram said: "Shocking".

Also at this time, public opinion was stirred when "Mai" labeled T18 (no audience under 18 years old) attracted an audience of students.

“Peach, Pho and Piano” and the movie “Mai” both have hot scenes, although they are in different genres and themes. Photo: Producer

The development of a film labeling project used to be a difficult task for the Department of Cinema, industry experts and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism . The criteria for classifying and evaluating film labels has always been a controversial issue with many different opinions.

Accordingly, exploiting the same hot scenes, why are some works labeled T13, while others have to be labeled T18?

The establishment of regulations and criteria for classifying hot scenes has been discussed, requiring details, specifics, and meticulousness, such as: in hot scenes, how much clothing does the actor take off, what percentage of the body is exposed, are sensitive parts exposed... Based on detailed and specific requirements, the National Film Censorship Council will evaluate and make judgments to label the film when it is distributed and shown.

However, when put into practice, there will still be controversies and shortcomings, for example, the evaluation of hot scenes between movies T13 and T18 is very easy to fall into the subjective opinion of the audience.

In the movie "Peach, Pho and Piano" labeled T13, 14-year-old audiences (currently 9th grade students) who go to see it can still fall into shock like audience member Thuy Tram when they go to the theater with the mentality of just going to see a historical, war movie.

Or with the 18+ movie “Mai” there are more bold hot scenes, but there are many loopholes for students under 18 years old to still buy tickets. In particular, buying tickets online is the fastest and easiest way for children to go see 18+ movies.

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