This summer’s most anticipated film, “Barbie,” has been banned in Vietnam!

Last Updated on 07/04/2023 by てんしょく飯

In the past, “Un-Charted” starring Tom Holland was also banned for the same reason.

The new movie “Barbie” starring Margot Robbie has been banned in Vietnam.

Barbie” will be released in the U.S. on July 21 (Friday). Barbie, who has captivated many women with her stylish fashion and cheerful character, will be played by Margot Robbie of “Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)” fame. Ken is played by Ryan Gosling, who was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for “La La Land. The film is directed by Greta Gerwig, who was nominated for Best Director and Best Screenplay for “Lady Bird”. With a star-studded cast, this is one of the most anticipated films of the summer.

However, it has become clear that the film will not be released in Vietnam.

Reuters reported on Monday, citing local reports, that the film has been banned because it features “a map of the disputed area of the South China Sea, which is claimed by the Chinese side.

The sea area is home to a number of countries, including China and Vietnam, that have territorial claims over the resource-rich waters. China claims a U-shaped line of waters in the South China Sea, known as the “Nine-dash Line” because of the way it is depicted on the map. According to Reuters, Vi Kien Thanh, director of the Vietnam Film Department, told the state-run newspaper Tuoi Tre, “We will not allow the American movie ‘Barbie’ to be shown in Vietnam.

This is not the first film to be banned in Vietnam due to this issue. The animated film “Abominable” and “Un-Charted,” starring Tom Holland, were banned for depicting the same map; in 2016, an international tribunal in The Hague ruled that the “Nine-dash Line” had no legal basis, but the Chinese side has ignored this ruling They say.