“Barbie”: Vietnam bans most anticipated film over conflict with China

Two weeks before the international premiere of “Barbie”, the most anticipated film of the season and one more eagerly awaited of the year (although it prepares other outstanding cinematographic tanks), Vietnam banned its distribution, in charge of Warner Bros. for its political conflict with China. Deadline, which announced that the ban on the film starring Margot Robbie and directed by Greta Gerwig (nominated for an Oscar for “Lady Bird”, and also recognized for the latest version of “Little Women”) is due to the fact that in one scene it shows a map of the South China Sea with the “line of nine scripts” that is questioned by the Vietnamese government. According to the media, this line “represents China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea, which Vietnam disputes.”“Barbie”: Vietnam bans most anticipated film over conflict with China“We did not grant a license for the American film Barbie to be released in Vietnam because it contains the offensive image of the nine-script line,” Kien Thanh, director general of Vietnam’s Film Department, told the outlet. Tuoi Tre.” Barbie” is not the only film banned in Vietnam but adds to a list that also includes antecedents such as “Abominable” (from DreamWorks Animation) and “Uncharted” (from Sony), while Netflix was ordered to remove the Australian spy drama “Pine Gap” from its streaming service in Vietnam in 2021.Simu Liu in Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie”As an added fact, the film has the work of actor Simu Liu (recognized for starring in the Marvel film, “Shang-Chi and the legend of the ten rings”) that although he is nationalized Canadian for having migrated in his childhood, is a native of Harbin, China.In this context, the film that will provide a renewed version of the Mattel doll will be released in theaters in Latin America on July 20 with a cast that Rounding out Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera (“End of Watch,” the “How to Train Your Dragon” films), Kate McKinnon (“Bombshell,” “Yesterday”), Michael Cera (“Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,” “Juno”), Ariana Greenblatt (“Avengers: Infinity War,” “65”), Issa Rae (“The Photograph,” “Insecure”), Rhea Perlman (“I’ll See You in My Dreams,” “Matilda”), Will Ferrell (the “Anchorman,” “Talladega Nights” films), Ana Cruz Kayne (“Little Women”), Emma Mackey (“Emily,” “Sex Education”), Hari Nef (“Assassination Nation,” “Transparent”), Alexandra Shipp (“The “X-Men” films), Kingsley Ben-Adir (“A Night in Miami,” “Peaky Blinders”), Ncuti Gatwa (“Sex Education”), Scott Evans (“Grace and Frankie”), Jamie Demetriou (“Cruella”), Connor Swindells (“Sex Education,” “Emma”), Sharon Rooney (“Dumbo,” “Jerk”), Nicola Coughlan (“Bridgerton,” “Derry Girls”), Ritu Arya (“The Umbrella Academy”), singer Dua Lipa and Oscar winner Helen Mirren (“The Queen”).

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