North Korean media makes rare comment on South Korean spy movie
By Jung Da-min
PosteKoreannThe Spy Gone North.” Courtesy of CJ Entertainment
North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency recently commented on the movie “The Spy Gone North,” although not directly mentioning the title. It is rare for the North's media to comment on movies or dramas from other countries, especially from the South.
The movie is based on the real story of Park Chae-seo, a South Korean spy who later was found guilty in the South for his shifting allegiances between the two Koreas.
The KCNA report highlighted South Korean news agency Newsis' recent interview with Chung Dong-young, who is known to have met Park in late 1990s as an opposition party member.
Chung was a presidential candidate and is now leader of the minor opposition Party for Democracy and Peace.
The movie's main focus is on the “Black Venus Case,” in which Park was allegedly involved in an attempt to sway voters using the “Northern Wind,” the North's political influence on the South.