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The highly anticipated live-actionBarbieis making rounds on the Internet but not all for a good reason. While Margot Robbie and director Greta Gerwig are putting in all their pinky efforts to promote their upcoming project, it has been banned from a Southeast Asian nation over a scene that dragged the film into some unexpected trouble.
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Just when the team shined in Seoul to celebrate the premiere ofBarbie,the film gets banned in Vietnam over a scene that featured a map leading the country to take action.
Barbie Gets Banned in Vietnam!
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While the promotion ofBarbiecontinues to make a buzz on the Internet, Vietnam has banned its commercial screening. It all happened due to a scene that featured a map showing the ‘nine-dash line’ which is generally seen in Chinese maps to show its claims in the South China Sea. It includes a large area of what Vietnam considers its continental shelf.
The state media cited Vi Kien Thanh who is the head of the Department of Cinema, a governing body responsible for licensing and censoring foreign films.
“We do not grant license for the American movie ‘Barbie’ to release in Vietnam because it contains the offending image of the nine-dash line.”
Fans Reacted to This Disheartening News!
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The news is surely heartbreaking for fans who have been waiting for the film for quite so long. Even international fans shared their thoughts on the recent ban on the film in the Southeast Asian nation.
Check out the tweets here.
When a dashed line on a map prevents you from seeing a masterpiece 😪pic.twitter.com/U8EekzXAFi
— DialJuice (@DialJuice)June 30, 2025
They will not see peak cinemapic.twitter.com/GmbWUlz4cj
— Max’ZƎR 🏴☠️ (@maxzr21)August 09, 2025
They’re missing out on Margot Robbie though.Brutal
— ReckersLive (@ReckersLive)June 13, 2025
I was already going to see Barbie, but now my mind is going to be focused on trying to find the nine dash line the movie cuz how tf does that even get in there?
— miami mark (@MarkWardlaw97)August 02, 2025
This is actually really disappointing to hear
— Bio Cartographer (@LuciaLowell)July 23, 2025
Given the promotional tacticsBarbie’smarketing team is playing, it is kind of difficult for fans to not get exposed to it. Even the titular star, Margot Robbie is donning her outfits day to night to fully emit the iconic doll’s vibes. Other than her, the ensemble cast stars Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, and Will Ferrell.
Barbieis scheduled to release on July 17, 2025.
Source:Twitter
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