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After a long standing controversy, 'Barbie' due to its controversial map scene got banned in Vietnam but will be getting released in the Philippines. However, the scene is likely to get blurred.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Philippines' ...

The upcoming "Barbie" movie has been approved a commercial release in the Philippines after the country conducted "two review sessions and consultations with relevant government agencies," as per a statement from the country's Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) via Variety.  Despite the country green-lighting the release, one scene showing a controversial map may…

SENATORS gave mixed reactions to the decision of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) to allow viewing of the live-action movie “Barbie” despite expressions of outrage over its alleged depiction of China’s controversial “nine-dash-line” claim in the South China Sea. Senator Francis Tolentino, who had formally written…

The country's film regulator has decided that a map shown in the movie does not depict China's controversial nine-dash line.

'Barbie' due to its controversial map scene got banned in Vietnam but will be getting released in the Philippines.

Amid the ongoing "Barbie" South China Sea map controversy, local censors have declared that the Warner Bros. film will still be released in the Philippines. Background information: Earlier this month, Vietnam banned “Barbie” from playing in cinemas across the country because of a scene with a map that resembles China’s “nine-dash line” in the South China Sea. The nine-dash line is included in Chinese maps to show the parts of the South China Sea tha...

Philippines censors say map of South China Sea portrays Barbie's 'make-believe journey' and not China's territorial claims.

Barbie won’t be banned in the Philippines after all, following a week-long review by local censors and government officials, although a scene with a controversial map of the South China Sea might be blurred for release. The Warner Bros film, directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, will be released in […]

The country's film regulator has decided that a map shown in the movie does not depict China's controversial nine-dash line.

The Philippines considered joining Vietnam's 'Barbie' ban over a controversial map of the South China Sea. It's now allowing the film to screen.