A North Korean film is captivating audiences with scenes and storylines they have never seen before in a state-approved movie.
In “Days and Nights of Confrontation,” a man is suffocated with a plastic bag. A particularly unlucky character is stabbed by her own husband, later injured after being struck by a car, and ultimately murdered. A suicide bomb vest appears on screen, its wires exposed. There is an extramarital affair and even brief partial nudity.
After drawing crowds in North Korean cinemas last year, “Days and Nights” reached a far larger audience this month when it aired for the first time on state television, signaling official approval of a film that breaks long-standing cinematic…