Find out what is the drama distributed by Netflix that was prohibited from circulating in Vietnam and the reason behind the decision
Did you know that the drama “The Three Sisters” was banned from Vietnam? Launched by TVN in 2022, the production full of drama and mystery is inspired by “Little Woman” Louisa Alcottoriginally published in 1868, and accompanies three poor sisters who discover a new world when they get involved with one of the richest families in the country.
In addition to South Korean TV, the title has gained worldwide distribution through Netflix, entering the top 10 of the streaming platform as soon as it included the catalog on September 19, remaining among the first positions for weeks.
However, it was precisely when the episodes were placed in the catalog that the ban on the Vietnamese public arrived.
Why was “The Three Sisters” banned from Vietnam?
It turns out that, as found by the Sompi Portal, Vietnam’s Transmission and Electronic Information Authority (Abei) identified that there is distorted information about Vietnam War (1954 – 1975), in which more than 320,000 Koreans were sent to the country to support them American troops.
This is because, in episodes 3 and 8, there are scenes in which it is explained how a character got a mysterious orchid, known as the Vietnam ghost, during the armed conflict, as well as a moment when a Korean military veteran states that each soldier says that with each soldier Korean slaughtered in the war, 20 Vietnamese soldiers had been eliminated.
“In our biggest battles, the proportion of Korean army deaths was 20 to 1. That is: from 20 Vietnamites killed by each slaughtered Korean soldier,” says the character.
With this, Abei revealed that the series violated Clause 4, Article 9 of the Vietnamese Press Law, which, according to the NME portal “prohibits the media from conveying information that incites warfare, infringered the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Vietnam , distort history, deny revolutionary achievements, or insult the nation, conditions also reflected in the Vietnam Cinema Law. “
At the time, Studio Dragon, who produced the drama, issued an official statement saying: “In response to the concerns raised about some of the scenarios of ‘The Three Sisters’, we will take into account social and cultural sensitivity and pay more attention to the production of the production of Future content, ”as reflected by The Korea Herald.
As a result, the content was taken from the Vietnamese platform catalog still in the early weeks of October 2022. In Brazil, “The Three Sisters”, which bringsKim Go Eun (The Eternal King), NAM JI HYUN (Suspicious Partner) and Park ji hu (All of Us Are Dead), in the cast, has the 12 episodes made available to Netflix subscribers; Remember the trailer:
Source: Recreio
