With the release of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie finally arriving at the end of this month, the whole world is gearing up for the thematic climax of “Barbie Summer” — the whole world except Vietnam, that is. That’s because the Southeast Asian nation has banned the release of the film, citing a bizarre, cartoonish world map as the reason.
Vietnamese officials are claiming that the film features a map which depicts the “nine-dash line,” a controversial set of lines that appear on maps to convey China’s territorial claims over the South China Sea. Vietnam also has claims over the region and has been disputing with China over the issue for decades, leading to a strong distaste of the “nine-dash line” in the minds of some Vietnamese.
“We do not grant license for the American movie Barbie to release in Vietnam because it contains the offending image of the nine-dash line,...
Vietnamese officials are claiming that the film features a map which depicts the “nine-dash line,” a controversial set of lines that appear on maps to convey China’s territorial claims over the South China Sea. Vietnam also has claims over the region and has been disputing with China over the issue for decades, leading to a strong distaste of the “nine-dash line” in the minds of some Vietnamese.
“We do not grant license for the American movie Barbie to release in Vietnam because it contains the offending image of the nine-dash line,...
- 7/5/2023
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Film News
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