Activists plan risky air-drop of Kim Jong-un satirical film ‘The Interview’ in North Korea

South Korean activists vowed today to sneak copies of Hollywood satire The Interview across the border by propaganda balloon later this month, in defiance of North Korea’s repeated threats.

Up to 10,000 copies of the film, a comedy about a fictional CIA plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, along with 500,000 political leaflets are scheduled for a balloon-launch around March 26.

No details have been given about the content of the leaflets, though propaganda sent in the past has denounced North Korea’s ruling family.

“We will set the exact date and location for our operation in consideration of weather conditions, but it will not be publicised,” said Park Sang-hak, a former defector who has led a series of balloon launches.

The North has already warned that Park will “pay for his crimes in blood” if copies of the film make it across the border.

An earlier plan by activists and the US-based Human Rights Foundation to send 100,000 copies of the film in January was postponed until after last month’s Lunar New Year.

However they went ahead with plans to send 100,000 anti-Pyongyang leaflets.