The map adopts the geographical demarcation adopted by China and expresses its claims in this disputed maritime area, and is called the “Nine Cutters Line”, while Hanoi has another conception of demarcation and counterclaims.
It was scheduled to start cinemas in Vietnam on March 18 of this Hollywood movie, starring Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg and Antonio Banderas.
The film chronicles the adventures of a treasure hunter played by Holland, during the 16th century Portuguese explorer Fernando Magellan’s search for the lost yield.
The director of the Vietnamese Film Department in Kin Thanh told state media, “Zeng,” that “the National Board of Evaluation and Classification found, upon reviewing the film, that a scene of the nine-section line appears in it, so this film will not be shown.”
Ban previous movies
The dispute between the two countries over the Paracel and Spratly Islands has already had repercussions in the recent past on other films in Vietnam.
Cut from the Vietnamese version of the 2018 US movie Crazy Rich Asians, a scene shows a suitcase with a map in which Beijing controls the disputed islands in the South China Sea.
A year later, Hanoi pulled the animated film Abominable from Dreamworks from its cinemas for the same reason. And last year, Netflix was forced to delete episodes of its series Pine Gap because it included similar scenes.
The South China Sea contains large deposits of oil and gas and shipping lanes, and Beijing’s neighbors have often expressed fear that the giant neighbor is seeking to expand its control over its waters.