- Title: Vietnam pulls DreamWorks' 'Abominable' film over South China Sea map
- Date: 14th October 2019
- Summary: HANOI, VIETNAM (OCTOBER 14, 2019) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF THE EMPTY SPACE WHERE THE POSTER OF 'ABOMINABLE' WAS TAKEN DOWN WORKER REMOVING ABOMINABLE’S POSTER FROM ITS FRAME VARIOUS OF WORKERS REPLACING ABOMINABLE' POSTER WITH ANOTHER MOVIE'S POSTER VARIOUS OF A POSTER OF ABOMINABLE' BEING CARRIED AWAY VARIOUS OF ANIMATION CHARACTERS ON THE POSTER ABOMINABLE' POSTER LAYING IN A GARAGE ABOMINABLE' 'S NAME IN VIETNAMESE WITH DREAMWORKS'S LOGO WORKER CARRYING A POSTER OF 'ABOMINABLE' AWAY VARIOUS OF EXTERIOR OF THE NATIONAL CINEMA CENTRE IN HANOI MOVIE GOER, LE GIA HUY, WAITING ON HIS MOTORCYCLE (SOUNDBITE) (Vietnamese) MOVIE GOER, LE GIA HUY, SAYING: "I think it is the right thing to remove the movie. It violated Vietnam's sovereignty. If kids saw this film, their mind will be injected with wrong information at a young age." (SOUNDBITE) (Vietnamese) MOVIE GOER, PHAN THI NHI HA, SAYING: "At first, I was planning to go to see this film, but after I learnt about the dotted-line (that marks China's claims of the islands), I think I should not watch it. Many people are saying the same thing online too." (SOUNDBITE) (Vietnamese) NGUYEN GIA MINH, MOVIE GOER, SAYING: "I am quite upset. It rouses the patriot in me. That is clearly belonging to Vietnam's maritime sovereignty." TRAFFIC PASSING BY THE MOVIE POSTERS BOARD SHOWING MOVIE TIME WITHOUT "ABOMINABLE" ON THE LIST TRAFFIC OF HANOI
- Embargoed: 28th October 2019 11:29
- Keywords: Animation Vietnam DreamWorks Abominable South China Sea map dotted lines dispute
- Location: HANOI, VIETNAM/ ANIMATION
- City: HANOI, VIETNAM/ ANIMATION
- Country: Vietnam
- Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment
- Reuters ID: LVA001B12HT8N
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Vietnam has pulled DreamWorks' animated film "Abominable" from cinemas over a scene featuring a map which shows China's unilaterally declared "nine-dash line" in the South China Sea, state media reported on Monday (October 14).
The U-shaped line made up of nine dashes is a feature used on Chinese maps to illustrate its claims over vast expanses of the resource-rich South China Sea, including large swathes of what Vietnam regards as its continental shelf, where it has awarded oil concessions.
"Abominable", about a Chinese girl who discovers a yeti living on her roof, was jointly produced by Shanghai-based Pearl Studio and Comcast-owned DreamWorks Animation and was first shown in Vietnamese cinemas on Oct. 4.
The film, which was being marketed in Vietnam as "Everest: The Little Yeti" was removed from cinemas on Sunday after images of the scene with the offending map were shared widely on social media.
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