The Ten Most Shocking Facts About North Korea

You may not have thought it at the time, but if you were one of the few to see a pre-release screening of the Seth Rogen-James Franco comedy The Interview, you're one of the luckiest people in the world. Or at least, you're in a very select group. Why? Because apparently now, no one else will. The film's release, which was originally scheduled for December 25th, has been cancelled after the group behind the recent Sony hack threatened that cinemas showing the film and their audiences would face a "bitter fate" because of the storyline depicting the fictional assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. It's yet to be determined where the hacker group is based or whether they're from the North Korean government, crazy American hackers... or a Sony Pictures conspiracy to get the world talking about a likely sub-standard comedy. Where the so-called Guardians of the Peace were when Team America: World Police came out, we don't know. Regardless, one thing's for sure: North Korea's strict censorship rules seem to have crossed the Pacific. With Westerners across the globe talking about the totalitarian state, let's delve into some of the country's most shocking rules. Censorship is just the beginning.