The Third Wife fined for releasing ‘unapproved’ version in Vietnam cinemas
Producers of The Third Wife have been fined VND50 million ($2,140) for screening unapproved 'inappropriate' scenes in Vietnamese cinemas.
A scene in the film The Third Wife featuring actress Nguyen Phuong Tra My.
Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ta Quang Dong announced Friday that the The Third Wife version released in Vietnam by its producer Ba Sac Cau Vong was not the officially approved one. Dong did not specify the differences between the two versions.
He added that the ministry's Cinema Department had followed legal procedures to provide the production license and facilitate dissemination of the movie.
From the standpoint of Vietnamese culture and sensitivities, a 13-year-old child acting in intimate scenes in the film was "not appropriate and not permissible...