The country's censorship board is currently debating whether to block the local release of the film because of a brief scene showing the so-called 'nine-dash line' on a map of Asia — China’s controversial territorial claims in the South China Sea.
Speaking to CNN Philippines on Tuesday, local Senator Francis Tolentino said, “If the invalidated nine-dash line was indeed depicted in the movie , then it is incumbent upon the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board of the Philippines to ban the same as it denigrates Philippine sovereignty.”
The senator added that editing out the offending scene could be a “middle ground” compromise for Philippine regulators and the film studio. Such a move, however, could risk angering film regulators in China, wherehas already been approved for a release and is expected to earn far more than it does in Southeast Asia.
The MTRCB only tends to post such notices when a film’s release permission is in dispute. It did not add when a decision might be reached. Vietnam and the Philippines, while smaller film markets, are hardly negligible. A major Hollywood hit can earn anywhere from $5 million to over $10 million in each country.
Through its use of the nine-dash line, China has attempted to claim 90 percent of the South China Sea. In 2016, an
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