The Sino-US co-production animation "Snowman" was banned in Malaysia. For political reasons, the Malaysian government demanded that the footage be cut or it would not be released.
A scene in Yeti shows a map showing the South China Sea and the "nine-dash line" marking the borders.
In addition to Malaysia, the film has also encountered trouble in other countries in the South China Sea. Vietnam banned the film' release; the Philippine foreign secretary called for a boycott of the film.
The Malaysian Film Censorship Board said on October 17 that after the "nine-dash line" content is removed, the cartoon can be released in Malaysian theaters from November 7. Committee chairman Mohamad Zamberi Abdul Aziz said in a written statement that "the animated film 'Yeti' was allowed to be screened in Malaysia on the condition that the controversial map be removed from the film".
However, this request did not receive a response from the filmmakers. A spokesman for United International Pictures, the distributor of Yeti, told Reuters: "Universal has decided not to make cuts as requested by the Malaysian Censorship Board, so the film will not be released in Malaysia." ”
"Snowman" is jointly created by DreamWorks Pictures and Oriental DreamWorks, telling the story of the little girl Xiaoyi who accidentally found the little snowman "Big Hair" on the roof of her home, and after learning that it came from the distant Mount Everest, she and two other little friends Pengpeng and Ah Jun, experienced hardships and tests, crossed the motherland for 3,000 kilometers, and finally escorted the little snowman to reunite with her family.
The film was a hit at the North American box office, peaking in its first week on September 27 and currently grossing more than $50 million. The film's performance at the Chinese box office is average, and the performance of the National Day file is far less than that of several live-action films, and the current box office has just exceeded 100 million yuan.
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