In the Philippines, senator Francis Tolentino said the 2023 Greta Gerwig film Barbie (film) might also be banned there for 'denigrating' Filipino sovereignty, after a Southeast Asian neighbor banned it. Which neighbor, which bans images of the nine-dash line, pulled the film in July 2023?

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Vietnam. The Philippines and Vietnam were both tied to the Barbie film release row. Philippine senator Francis Tolentino warned the film might be banned at home after Vietnam banned it in July 2023 over the appearance of the nine-dash line in the movie.