South Korea bows to pressure and cancels Die Another Day screenings

Bowing to public pressure, a cinema outside Seoul has canceled the showing of "Die Another Day", which South Korean critics say unfairly depicts their communist neighbor as a diabolically evil regime.

Only days after its opening, Broadway Cinema decided Friday to halt the showings because of low audience turnout and sour public sentiment, theater worker Shin Sun-im said Monday. The film was scheduled for a two-week run at the movie house.

"Die Another Day," has come under attack throughout South Korea since its New Year`s Eve premiere here.

On Monday, a small group of South Korean students and civic activists in Seoul called for a nationwide boycott of the film.

Despite calls for a boycott, many South Koreans are watching the movie. Local media reported Monday that the movie ranked fifth in audience draw.

Discuss this news here...