Uncharted banned in Vietnam: why authorities reject Tom Holland’s film

Released on February 16, Uncharted features Tom Holland in the costume of adventurer Nathan Drake. The film’s director Ruben Fleischer was moderately successful and grossed $ 300 million internationally with a budget of $ 120 million.

The feature film was supposed to arrive in Vietnam on March 18, but the government made a different decision. Why did the country’s government turn around and ban this work?

“During the review of the film, the National Council for Rating and Classification found that the image contains nine dashed lines. Therefore, the screening of this film will be prohibited”Explained Vietnam’s director of the Vietnam Cinema Department to state media Zing.

The “cow tongue” of disagreement?

But what is a “nine line”? This is a geographical delimitation that applies to China. Because of its shape, it is also nicknamed the “Bull Language”. It defines Beijing’s claims to the waters of the South China Sea.

The Hanoi government clearly does not agree with China’s claims. Therefore, the image presented on the card in the film forced the authorities to ban it. A sharp move that shows strong tensions between the Middle Kingdom and Vietnam.

The two countries are particularly arguing over the Paracelsus and Spratly Islands, which the Vietnamese called Hoang Sa and Trung Sa.

Separately, angry netizens left comments such as Uncharted on the official Facebook page, such as “Hoang Sa Truong Sa belongs to Vietnam!”.

Will this plan be censored, which will allow the work to be released in this country? Nothing is less certain at this time, as the dispute between the two countries is burning.

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