Food Delivery: Fresh from the West Philippine Sea, which opens on Wednesday, explores the conflict through the lens of daily life
“Its screening would severely mislead the public and send the wrong message internationally,” the consulate-general added.
Film critics, meanwhile, have called the documentary a “masterful” and technically accomplished work.
“The film has a stand, that’s obvious. It won’t sit well with China. So yes, for them it is propaganda,” said Filipino actor Joel Saracho, a former director of news at a Philippine broadcaster.
“I love the visuals and the way the shots were edited to tell the story … powerful and emotional without being morose and dramatic.”
