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'Uncharted' pulled out from PH cinemas due to 9-dash line scene

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="EPA-EFE/Chema Moya" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/03/12/20220312-uncharted-epa-efe.jpg"/><figcaption>(L-R) US producers Alex Gartner, and Charles Roven, British actor/cast member Tom Holland, and US film director Ruben Fleischer attend the presentation of the movie &#x27;Uncharted&#x27; in Madrid, Spain, 08 February 2022. The movie will be released in Spain on 11 February 2022. <em>EPA-EFE/Chema Moya</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The Philippines has pulled out adventure film &quot;Uncharted&quot; from cinemas over a scene that shows a line declared by China to stake its claim to large parts of the South China Sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.</p><p>In a statement on Tuesday, the DFA said it asked the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board to pull out &quot;Uncharted&quot; from local movie houses due to a scene containing an image of China&#x27;s &quot;nine-dash line,&quot; described as &quot;contrary to national interest.&quot;</p><p>&quot;In its response to the DFA, MTRCB stated that it had &#x27;ordered Columbia Pictures Industries Inc. to cease and desist from exhibiting the said motion picture, unless and until they are able to remove the objectionable scenes,&#x27;&quot; the department said.</p><p>&quot;The nine-dash claim is contrary to national interest, which has been settled in the 2016 Arbitral Award,&quot; the DFA said, referring to the 2016 ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/focus/07/12/16/read-hague-courts-full-ruling-on-philippines-vs-china">READ: Hague court&#x27;s full ruling on Philippines vs. China</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/17/21/ph-us-2016-s-china-sea-ruling-binding-to-china">&#x27;Arbitral ruling binding&#x27;: PH, US reiterate stance vs China&#x27;s continuing aggression in S. China Sea</a></li></ul><p>The United Nations-backed court had ruled that China&#x27;s sweeping claims over almost the entire South China Sea have no legal basis. The Philippines has an exclusive economic zone in the resource-rich waters.</p><p>Last month, Vietnam banned &quot;Uncharted&quot; from domestic distribution, also because of a scene showing China&#x27;s &quot;nine-dash line.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/12/22/vietnam-blocks-uncharted-over-south-china-sea-map">Vietnam blocks Sony&#x27;s action movie &#x27;Uncharted&#x27; over South China Sea map</a></li></ul><p>The film, based on a video game series about treasure hunting, stars Tom Holland of &quot;Spider-Man&quot; fame.</p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2014152" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

The Philippines has pulled out adventure film 'Uncharted' from cinemas over a scene that shows China's nine-dash line claim in the South China Sea.