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North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, a reputed film buff, has reportedly vowed his impoverished country¡¯s movies will win the competition with U.S. films. The Washington Times on Sunday said the remarks were quoted by Kim Man-sok, the head of overseas sales at North Korea's Pyongyang Film Studio.
The paper said the dear leader made the statement to encourage North Korean filmmakers during a visit on location. "We are not competing with U.S. and European films. We have to beat U.S. films," it quoted him as saying. The daily concluded the North¡¯s ¡°first potential international blockbuster already is in the pipeline.¡±
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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