Seniors watched the LGBTQ horror through QC’s free cinema program.
What seemed like a cute movie date for a gay couple on a Monday evening turned into a “surreal” and “unexpectedly immersive” experience.
On July 7, TikTok user @HoyhoyKaloi posted about watching the coming-of-age LGBTQ+ supernatural horror “Leviticus” with his partner—only to find themselves watching alongside senior citizens instead of fellow queer viewers.
“The plot twist started before the movie did,” Kaloi wrote.
Kaloi recalled that the atmosphere “already felt intense” the moment they walked in. During the film’s first kissing scene, he said “the gasps were sooo loud. Someone even went, ‘Yuck.'”
Despite that, the user said the reactions, “ironically,” made the film “feel even more real.”
@hoyhoykaloi Story time: We watched Leviticus, and we definitely didn't expect the cinema to be packed with senior citizens since they get free admission on Mondays. The plot twist started before the movie did. 😭 When we walked in, some of them were already giving us looks. Then, as soon as the first kissing scene came on, the gasps were sooo loud. Someone even went, "Yuck." 😭 Ironically, it actually made the film way more exciting to watch. Naim and Ryan’s fear felt so real because we were sitting right in the middle, surrounded by the same judgment the film was portraying. 10/10 for the most unexpectedly immersive movie experience. 😂 #Leviticus @SM Cinema ♬ Jelly Fish Jam – Da Fokin
But why were seniors watching it in the first place?
In many local governments, seniors can watch movies in cinemas for free. In Quezon City, the privilege is available every Monday and Tuesday, from 10 PM to 5 PM.
Because of its title, some users speculated that the seniors may have mistaken “Leviticus” for a Christian-themed film. “They probably thought it was a Bible story,” a commenter said, to which Kaloi replied, “Someone from the crowd actually said that right after the credits.”
The assumption is not entirely unrelated to the film’s title. In an April interview with Entertainment Weekly, director Adrian Chiarella said a deleted scene explained that the title referred to the often-cited Leviticus verse about homosexuality. However, he said it was “literally preachy.”
The film follows two closeted teens in a deeply conservative religious town tormented by a violent, shapeshifting supernatural entity—after their church subjects them to an exorcism-style conversion therapy.
Several commenters joked that the couple’s experience was “3D” because of how immersive the reactions were.
Despite the incident, Kaloi chose to take it lightly.
Some commenters claimed that some seniors left the cinema around 20 minutes into the film. Others, meanwhile, said some senior viewers reacted more positively: “Nung nanood naman kami maayos reactions nung mga seniors. Wala din nag‑walkout.”
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