Uncharted Banned in Vietnam for Use of Illegal Map Images
Because of the film's use of illegal map images, Uncharted has been banned in Vietnam. Uncharted is the long-awaited adaptation of the video game series of the same name, which began with the 2007 PS3 game Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, which then spawned a franchise that now includes over a half dozen sequels and spinoffs. The film, which hit theaters on February 18, 2022, stars Tom Holland as a younger version of the game's hero, the intrepid adventurer Nathan Drake.
In addition to Holland, Uncharted stars Mark Wahlberg, Antonio Banderas, Sophia Taylor Ali, and Tati Gabrielle. The film follows Nathan Drake as he teams up with Sully (Wahlberg) in an attempt to locate a lost treasure from the Magellan expedition and potentially discover the fate of his older brother, who disappeared. Uncharted is currently the #3 highest-performing film in the domestic box office for 2022, behind DC's newest outing, The Batman, and Tom Holland's other project, the record-breaking Spider-Man: No Way Home. Although this will certainly change as Marvel keeps releasing their Phase 4 films throughout the year.
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Per Variety, the globetrotting Uncharted has stirred up a bit of international controversy this week. The film was previously set for release in Vietnam on March 18, 2022, but the state has officially banned the film as of today. This ban is the result of the film's inclusion of a map that features "an illegal image of the infamous nine-dash line." This line is a depiction of an area in the South China Sea that includes disputed territories claimed by China but contested by Vietnam, The Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
Vietnam is a relatively small film market, but
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