00:00The Philippines is threatening to join Vietnam in banning Warner Brothers much antagonism.
00:05Anticipated Barbie. Film regulators are threatening to ban the movie over a scene.
00:10The film that depicts a politically sensitive map of Southeast Asia.
00:14Vietnam's
00:15National Film Evaluation Council said it was banning all screenings of the film for its inclusion.
00:20of a map showing the so-called nine dash line, a u-shaped line indicating
00:25China's controversial territorial claims in the South China Sea, which Vietnam
00:30the Philippines and other countries say violate their sovereignty.
00:34Local Senator
00:35Francis Tolentino told CNN Philippines that editing out the offending scene could be a
00:40middle ground compromise for Philippine regulators and the film studio.
00:44Such a move, however,
00:45could risk angering film regulators in China where Barbie has already been approved for
00:50a release and is expected to earn far more than it does in Southeast Asia.
00:55And this isn't the first time this has been an issue.
00:57Sony's Uncharted starring Tom Holland was big
01:00banned in both Vietnam and the Philippines last year for the same reason.
01:04Barbie begins its
01:05international release on July 19th.
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