Russia blocks release of North Korean defector movie starring Kim Min-ha

NK News – North Korea News · Apr 24, 2026

The Russian government blocked the screening of a movie about a North Korean defector a week before its scheduled release, according to the film’s Moscow-based distributor. Hana Korea, a movie inspired by a North Korean defector’s account of adjusting to life in South Korea, was denied a license required for screening, distribution company U Films […]