Vietnam blocks Sony’s action movie ‘Uncharted’ over South China Sea map

Sony Photos Studio is seen in Culver Metropolis, California, U.S., April 23, 2018. Image taken April 23, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake

HANOI, March 12 (Reuters) – Vietnam has banned Sony’s motion film “Uncharted” from home distribution over a scene that includes a map that reveals a disputed line declared by China to stake its declare to giant elements of the South China Sea, state media reported on Saturday.

The U-shaped “nine-dash line” is used on Chinese language maps as an example its claims over huge areas of the resource-rich South China Sea, together with swathes of what Vietnam regards as its continental shelf, the place it has awarded oil concessions.

“Uncharted,” an motion and journey movie primarily based on a online game collection about treasure looking, stars Tom Holland and was on account of hit cinemas nationwide on March 18.

“The movie was banned from distribution after we watched it and located it contained an unlawful picture of the notorious nine-dash line,” state-run Vietnam Information Company reported, citing Vi Kien Thanh, head of the Division of Cinema, a authorities physique in control of licensing and censoring overseas movies.

Vietnam pulled DreamWorks’ animated movie “Abominable” from cinemas in 2019 and ordered Netflix in 2021 to take away some episodes of the “Pine Hole” collection over the identical concern.

The Southeast Asian nation this week protested twice over army workouts by China and Taiwan in what it describes as its unique financial zone, and demanded they respect Vietnam’s sovereignty and bonafide rights at sea.

Reporting by Phuong Nguyen
Modifying by Mark Potter

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