How are Americans portrayed in North Korean films?

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Dec 22, 2014

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How are Americans portrayed in North Korean films?

The cyber attack against Sony over the release of "The Interview" has stirred a lot of debate about whether U.S. filmmakers went too far with their portrayal of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but is this a case of the pot calling the kettle black?

Kim Jong Un (Randall Park, center) in Columbia Pictures' "The Interview."

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Ed Araquel

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The cyber attack against Sony over the release of "The Interview" has stirred a lot of debate about whether U.S. filmmakers went too far with their portrayal of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but is this a case of the pot calling the kettle black?

The cyber attack against Sony over the release of "The Interview" has stirred a lot of debate about whether U.S. filmmakers went too far with their portrayal of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

The North Korean government denounced the film as a "most blatant act of terrorism and war." But is this a case of the pot calling the kettle black?

Turns out North Korea has its own film industry and let's just say their portrayal of Americans is less than flattering.

Paul Fischer, a film producer and author of the upcoming book "A Kim Jong-Il Production," joins Take Two to discuss the mostly secret world of North Korean filmmaking.