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The 2012 reboot of 1984 cult classic Red Dawn has provoked a group of five North Korea sympathizers to "storm" a movie theater in New York's Time Square to protest what they feel is an illegitimate characterization of the DPRK.
The film, which presents North Korea invading the U.S. with Russian assistance, has drawn criticism from some for the unlikely circumstances surrounding a full DPRK ground invasion of U.S. territory.
The 2012 reboot of 1984 cult classic Red Dawn has provoked a group of five North Korea sympathizers to "storm" a movie theater in New York's Time Square to protest what they feel is an illegitimate characterization of the DPRK.
The film, which presents North Korea invading the U.S. with Russian assistance, has drawn criticism from some for the unlikely circumstances surrounding a full DPRK ground invasion of U.S. territory.
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Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll is the founder of NK News/NK Pro and related holding company Korea Risk Group. In addition to being the group's CEO, O'Carroll is a frequent writer and commentator about the Koreas, having written about the two nations since 2010. He has visited the DPRK multiple times, worked and lived in Washington, D.C. with a focus on peninsula issues, and lived in the ROK since 2016.