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Omaha Steve

(99,678 posts) Tue Mar 10, 2015, 07:38 AM Mar 2015

Activists plan to airdrop 'The Interview' into North Korea

Source: DW

South Korean activists have announced their plans to send thousands of copies of the movie 'The Interview' across the border by balloon. The Hollywood comedy was decried by Pyongyang and sparked a diplomatic row.

Up to 10,000 copies of the American satire film are set to be launched by a balloon around March 26, alongside 500,000 propaganda leaflets, activists announced on Tuesday.

"We will set the exact date and location for our operation in consideration of weather conditions, but it will not be publicized," a defector from the North, Park Sang Hak, said.

Pyongyang, which considers Park as "human scum," had already threatened that the activist will "pay for his crimes in blood" if the copies of the film enter Korean territory.

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Activists plan to airdrop 'The Interview' into North Korea (Original Post) Omaha Steve Mar 2015 OP

Cool idea, but do they even have DVD players in NK? NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #1

Only if you belong to a select group of the population IDemo Mar 2015 #2

There's a huge black market for American movies and South Korean TV there. LeftyMom Mar 2015 #14

I love it. romanic Mar 2015 #3

Why is this a good idea? crim son Mar 2015 #4

that's the question that came to my mind n/t Enrique Mar 2015 #5

They will be bored silly by a bad comedy. NV Whino Mar 2015 #6

speaking of bad comedy....... trusty elf Mar 2015 #7

It's not that bad LOL, you should see it snooper2 Mar 2015 #8

I did see it. NV Whino Mar 2015 #9

Does anybody really believe North Korea gave a crap about this movie? Jazzgirl Mar 2015 #10

Couldn't we send them a good movie? Adenoid_Hynkel Mar 2015 #11

If they do, they should send it being played in cheap recycled old laptops Xyzse Mar 2015 #12

This is probably a bad idea christx30 Mar 2015 #13

They should include all seasons of Honey Boo Boo and Duck Dynasty too PersonNumber503602 Mar 2015 #15

NaturalHigh

(12,778 posts)

1. Cool idea, but do they even have DVD players in NK?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2015, 08:05 AM

Mar 2015

IDemo

(16,926 posts)

2. Only if you belong to a select group of the population

Reply to NaturalHigh (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 10, 2015, 08:31 AM

Mar 2015

LeftyMom

(49,212 posts)

14. There's a huge black market for American movies and South Korean TV there.

Reply to NaturalHigh (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 12:55 AM

Mar 2015

Mostly they sneak them in on flash drives because they're smaller and easier to hide. The authorities will search your house if they think you have imported media.

http://www.wired.com/2015/03/north-korea

romanic

(2,841 posts)

3. I love it.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2015, 08:36 AM

Mar 2015

*thumbs up*

crim son

(27,464 posts)

4. Why is this a good idea?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2015, 09:31 AM

Mar 2015

What will happen to North Koreans who find and watch the thing?

Enrique

(27,461 posts)

5. that's the question that came to my mind n/t

Reply to crim son (Reply #4)

Tue Mar 10, 2015, 09:33 AM

Mar 2015

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

6. They will be bored silly by a bad comedy.

Reply to crim son (Reply #4)

Tue Mar 10, 2015, 09:34 AM

Mar 2015

trusty elf

(7,398 posts)

7. speaking of bad comedy.......

Reply to NV Whino (Reply #6)

Tue Mar 10, 2015, 09:43 AM

Mar 2015

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snooper2

(30,151 posts)

8. It's not that bad LOL, you should see it

Reply to NV Whino (Reply #6)

Tue Mar 10, 2015, 11:11 AM

Mar 2015

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

9. I did see it.

Reply to snooper2 (Reply #8)

Tue Mar 10, 2015, 11:25 AM

Mar 2015

As bad as it was, I have to say the guy who played Kim Jung Whatshisname was excellent. His subtle, sly evil was wonderful.

Jazzgirl

(3,744 posts)

10. Does anybody really believe North Korea gave a crap about this movie?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2015, 11:51 AM

Mar 2015

sounds like manufactured crap to me. Probably South Korean manufactured.

Adenoid_Hynkel

(14,093 posts)

11. Couldn't we send them a good movie?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2015, 12:09 PM

Mar 2015

and not some Seth Rogen shitfest?

Xyzse

(8,217 posts)

12. If they do, they should send it being played in cheap recycled old laptops

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2015, 12:11 PM

Mar 2015

Otherwise, I find it kinda useless.

christx30

(6,241 posts)

13. This is probably a bad idea

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 12:41 AM

Mar 2015

for a country that executes its citizens for watching South Korean soap operas. Change is not going to come through subversive acts like this. I doubt it's going to come at all as long as people there worship the Kims.

PersonNumber503602

(1,134 posts)

15. They should include all seasons of Honey Boo Boo and Duck Dynasty too

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 03:22 AM

Mar 2015

Show them what freedom is all about.

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