Warner Bros.` highly anticipated movie `Barbie` has been banned in Vietnam, New York Post reported. The film, directed by Greta Gerwig, was set to hit theatres in Vietnam on July 21, aligning with its big-screen release in most countries around the world.

Vietnam state media, however, announced that the movie will not be released due to a scene that includes a map using the "nine-dash line", a set of line segments that represent China`s territorial claims in the South China Sea, which Vietnam claims violates its sovereignty.