Philippines allows Barbie film but wants ‘childlike’ map lines blurred

Country's censors give green light for film to be shown amid South China Sea controversy

Philippine censors have allowed the Barbie film to be shown in the country's cinemas after asking its Hollywood distributor to blur lines on a brightly coloured drawing of a world map allegedly showing China's claims to the disputed South China Sea.

The fantasy comedy film about the famous doll, directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, is to open in the south-east Asian nation on 19 July.