 This prompted its producers the Cuarón brothers to expose the RTC ratings board, which led to the system being separated from government control.The film was released unrated in the United States, as it was feared it would receive the NC-17 rating, with the high rating also a point of condemnation against the US ratings board in Roger Ebert's review.Several writers analyze representations of gay characters in Mexican cinema, or lack thereof, in relation to fitting into a national identity.