North Korea: Drama ban ‘causes crime wave’

Source:Agencies Published: 2013-7-18 19:48:01

North Korea is seeing a growing number of serious crimes committed by young people, allegedly the result of imitating Chinese film content depicting brutal acts. Sources say that another regular feature of Chinese movies, the possession and carrying of knives by teenagers, is on the rise. A large proportion of people know stories of knives being pulled on people in imitation of Chinese movies, too.

A source from Yangkang Province told Daily NK on July 16 about the latest example of a serious crime committed by teenagers, saying that "at the end of last month, an incident occurred where some drunk middle students killed a discharged soldier who was passing with a weapon. Many people say they're scared to go out in the evening, and feel the number of attacks by young people is growing."

Students who enjoy violent Chinese movies often carry knives, the source said, adding that "a witness to this latest incident says that the student who did it was the same: he enjoyed watching those types of movies, too, and at the time of the murder he looked like he was acting out one of the scenes."

North Korean youth have turned to Chinese films ever since authorities began cracking down on South Korean dramas, according to the source.

Daily NK



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