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The Russian news agency TASS reported that Kim died in a hospital in Latvia at dawn on 11 (local time) due to the worsening of Corona 19.
It is reported that Director Kim, who arrived in Latvia on the 20th last month, has not been contacted since the 5th. Director Kim was subsequently admitted to hospital recently for Corona 19 symptoms, and is known to have passed away afterwards. two days of hospitalization.
Local media reported that Kim bought a mansion in Jurmala, a resort town in northern Latvia, and planned to acquire a permanent residence in Latvia. Director Kim was widely recognized in Russia and last year he was appointed chairman of the Moscow Film Festival jury.
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The only Korean director to win the award at the world’s top three film festivals, including Cannes, Venice and Berlin, crashed in 2017 after being designated an offender from the ‘Me Too’ sexual violence accusation movement. There were suspicions of violence and rape of the actresses in bed scenes and exhibition scenes during filming.
MBC’s current affairs show PD Handbook aired the testimonies of actors who accused director Kim of sexual harassment in 2018 through “ Major’s Face, ” and director Kim said that MBC had aired based on false claims and damaged his honor. He filed a lawsuit against MBC and the actors for damages of 1 billion won.
However, the court rejected Director Kim’s request for a temporary injunction to ban the transmission of PD’s notebook. Director Kim lost both his innocent claim and his claim for damages and filed an appeal in November.
However, with the death of Director Kim, the lawsuit underwent a “water-gye” procedure. According to article 223 of the Civil Procedure Law, when the plaintiff dies, the grieving family members take charge of the process. At this time, if the grieving family wishes, the lawsuit proceeds, but if the lawsuit is not desired, the lawsuit can be dropped.
After the controversy, director Kim has only continued his overseas activities. In March last year, the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival showed Kim’s new work ‘Human, Space, Time and Man’ as the opening film. He also served as chair of the competition section at the 41st Moscow International Film Festival and released his new film ‘Dean’ to buyers at the 72nd Cannes International Film Festival last May.
On the other hand, the Foreign Ministry said it had confirmed Kim’s death through the embassy, and said it was providing consular assistance to support funeral procedures by notifying domestic bereaved about the progress of the local action.
