Movie '48M' premieres in US Congress
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The movie ‘48M’ (directed by Min Baek-du) depicting the perilous journey of defection from North Korea vividly will have special premiere in US Congress, which is the first time for South Korean movie. According to 48M Inc., the investor and producer of the movie, “the producers of the movie including Mr. Ahn Hyuk and Sohn Seong-min as well as other North Korean defectors would visit the US from 16th to 23th, and they will have the premiere of the movie ‘48M’ on the Capitol Hill.”  In the special premiere, many of US lawmakers are expected to attend. Also, the delegations would attend several events including the Congress hearing on North Korean human rights issue. The hearing will be hosted by Rep. Frank R. Wolf (R-VA), co-chairman of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, and the defectors would give testimonies on their stories on defection as well as the reality of North Korea. During their visits, they will attend the forums on national defense and foreign policy and meet with US congressmen to raise the concern on the human rights issue in North Korea. The movie can have the first premiere on Capitol Hill due to the continuous efforts of the North Korean human rights advocate Suzanne Scholte. She is a North Korean human rights expert who played a crucial role to legislate North Korea Human Rights Act in 2004. Scholte has been engaged in the issue actively and helped a lot to produce the movie as a strong advocate of the awareness campaign on human rights in North Korea to US Congress. The premiere of the movie ‘48M’ is expected to raise the international concern on the human rights of North Koreans as well as the defectors. freenk
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