The Berlin International Film Festival is on high diplomatic alert after the North Korean government accused the Berlinale of "instigating terrorism" for a screening of Sony Pictures' The Interview during this year's festival.
The problem: The Seth Rogen-James Franco film, about a farcical attempt to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, isn't part of the Berlinale lineup. Sony Pictures Germany is releasing The Interview in Berlin, and across Germany, on Feb. 5, the same day that the 65th Berlinale begins. The release is not connected to the festival.
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