Despite passing the Board of Censors for Motion Pictures, the film was shortly after its release in 1976. Reason given: “offensive to moral standards” and potentially subversive .

Directors of this era (like Ishmael Bernal or Lino Brocka) often used the "Bomba" genre to hide deep political subtext and social critiques.

: The Philippine film industry faced strict regulation under the Board of Censors for Motion Pictures (BCMP)

The film is famous for its hardcore content and was part of a wave of approximately 30 controversial adult films released in the Philippines in 1986. While the term "ban free" often appears in search queries for older adult films, this typically refers to versions of the film that have not been censored or "banned" by regulatory boards like the MTRCB.

But the film’s narrative argued The sabik was presented as a natural force, like hunger or thirst. The true sin, the film implied, was the community’s cruelty, the family’s silence, and the church’s inability to offer compassion.