Warner Bros' long-awaited Barbie film has been banned in Vietnam.

The film, which had been on account of open within the nation on 21 July, has been banned from home distribution over a scene that includes a map that exhibits China's unilaterally claimed territory within the South China Sea, state media reported.

The U-shaped "nine-dash line" is used on Chinese maps as an example its claims over many areas of the South China Sea, together with areas that Vietnam considers a part of its continental shelf, the place it has awarded oil concessions.

"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," Vi Kien Thanh, head of the Department of Cinema, a authorities physique answerable for licensing and censoring overseas movies, informed Tuoi Tre newspaper.

What different films have been banned within the nation?

Barbie will not be the primary movie to face a ban within the nation.

In 2019, the Vietnamese authorities additionally pulled DreamWorks' animated movie Abominable and in 2022 they banned Sony's motion film Uncharted for a similar purpose.

In 2021, Netflix additionally eliminated Pine Gap from its providers in Vietnam following a grievance from the nation's broadcast officers.

Other exhibits and flicks banned within the nation in accordance with IMDB embrace Family Guy, The Hunger Games, Full Metal Jacket and Platoon - amongst many others.

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Vietnam and China have lengthy had overlapping territorial claims to a probably energy-rich stretch within the South China Sea.

The Southeast Asian nation has repeatedly accused Chinese vessels of violating its sovereignty.

Sky News has contacted Warner Bros for remark.

The new Barbie film

Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling lead the forged of the brand new movie concerning the well-known doll.

Directed by Greta Gerwig, it is going to be launched on 21 July right here within the UK.

The family-friendly movie might be just below two hours lengthy.

The context of the scene which has led to the ban in Vietnam is unclear.

But trailers for the film recommend cinemagoers can anticipate music and plenty of pink.

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