{"id":29875,"date":"2015-02-04T17:33:24","date_gmt":"2015-02-04T08:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.dailynk.com\/en\/?p=29875"},"modified":"2020-01-17T09:26:54","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T00:26:54","slug":"nk-ups-the-ante-against-the-interv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/nk-ups-the-ante-against-the-interv\/","title":{"rendered":"NK Ups the Ante Against &#8216;The Interview&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The North Korean authorities are taking all<br \/>\npossible measures to block Sony Picture\u2019s \u201cThe Interview,\u201d a controversial film<br \/>\nbased on a fictional plot to assassinate Kim Jong Eun, from entering the<br \/>\ncountry. A recent speech for members of the Party declared that while the viewing of South Korean media content has been tacitly tolerated for some time, going forward,<br \/>\nanyone caught watching foreign films that malign the Supreme Leader [Kim Jong Eun] will face<br \/>\nsevere penalties.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">During the lecture the authorities<br \/>\ndeclared, \u201cWe will forgive all those who have watched South Chosun [South<br \/>\nKorean] dramas up until now. But moving forward, the viewing of foreign<br \/>\nmaterials is strictly prohibited. In particular, those caught viewing materials<br \/>\nfrom the United States will not be pardoned for even a single transgression,\u201d a<br \/>\nsource in North Hamkyung Province reported to Daily NK on January 23rd. &nbsp;<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Acknowledging the outpouring of foreign video<br \/>\ncontent penetrating the country&#8217;s borders, the lectures have<br \/>\nunderscored that viewers can expect no absolution, even by a previously reliable method, bribes, a practice which, according to the speech, would &#8220;henceforth be useless.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Bracing for the film\u2019s entry and dissemination within the country, North Korea conducted the presentation as a warning to stave<br \/>\noff widespread circulation and influence. \u201cIt would be inconceivable for a<br \/>\nNorth Korean resident to seek out and view any film which slanders our Highest<br \/>\nDignity [a common way to refer to Kim Jong Eun],\u201d the speaker at the lecture<br \/>\nsaid, in reference to the film, which portrays the young leader as an oafish<br \/>\nantagonist. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cWe very well may choose to make an example<br \/>\nout of anyone caught watching an American film by sending them to a political<br \/>\nprison camp. In addition, anyone caught carrying the film or distributing it<br \/>\nthrough underground means might be subject to execution,\u201d the speaker<br \/>\ncontinued. In addition to these draconian measures, North Korea has tightened<br \/>\nup border control and cracked down on smugglers, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/read.php?cataId=nk01500&amp;num=12742\"><font color=\"#0000ff\">as previously reported by<br \/>\nDaily NK<\/font><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The North also sent an official cable to the Cambodian government,<br \/>\nultimately successful in urging the nation to avoid broadcasting the film<br \/>\ndomestically. \u201cBecause the American movie \u201cThe Interview\u201d insults our Highest<br \/>\nDignity and portrays him as the target of a terrorist attack, the contents are<br \/>\ncausing our residents to feel intense outrage. Permitting the broadcast of this<br \/>\nmovie will threaten to undermine the traditionally friendly relationship<br \/>\nbetween our two great nations,\u201d the statement read.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">However, according to the source, other<br \/>\nmethods, namely border tightening and crackdowns, prone to failure in the past,<br \/>\nare unlikely to be successful at blocking the movie&#8217;s entry and spread. Myriad routes running across the China-North<br \/>\nKorea exist at this point, bringing in a plethora of South Korean media<br \/>\ncontent through ever-evolving systems. He pointed out that it would simply be impossible, even for<br \/>\nthe extreme measures characteristic of the North Korean authorities, to obstruct all these conduits. Additionally, directly counter to the Party\u2019s intentions,<br \/>\nthis lecture will likely serve only to drum up interest in, and increased demand<br \/>\nfor, American films.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">On the ground, the film&#8217;s allure is already<br \/>\npalpable. \u201cIt\u2019s impossible to say when or if viewers will be punished for this,<br \/>\nbut residents are starting to become more interested in foreign criticism of<br \/>\nthe Highest Dignity. Some are requesting related materials through traders who<br \/>\ncome and go from China,\u201d he asserted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Meanwhile, in order to make good on the<br \/>\nthreat to severely punish anyone for viewing American films, the organ<br \/>\nresponsible for the crackdown appears to be making moves, he added, revealing<br \/>\nthat state surveillance agents are demanding that people not charge the<br \/>\nbatteries to their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/read.php?cataId=nk01500&amp;num=12736\"><font color=\"#0000ff\">EVD players [portable DVD players]<\/font><\/a> in an attempt to ban all<br \/>\nviewing of contraband films through the devices.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cThe 109 Group [inspection team regulating<br \/>\nmatters concerning South Korean media] and other groups affiliated with<br \/>\nthe crackdown will conduct midnight raids and searches on people\u2019s homes in<br \/>\norder to find the batteries and discs in question. If the batteries have been<br \/>\ncharged, the authorities will, at the very least, confiscate any discs or films<br \/>\nwith outside content found on the premises,\u201d the source concluded.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The North Korean authorities are taking all possible measures to block Sony Picture\u2019s \u201cThe Interview,\u201d a controversial film based on a fictional plot to assassinate Kim Jong Eun, from entering the country. 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