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Film director Ki-deok Kim (60) died of Corona 19 (a new coronavirus infection) in Latvia.
On the 11th (local time), TASS reported that “Kim Ki-deok, a famous Korean film director, died this morning from complications from Corona 19,” quoting Delfi, a Baltic media.
Director Ki-deok Kim reportedly arrived in Latvia on the 20th last month, but contact was cut as of 5. Subsequently, it was reported that he died of complications while receiving confirmation and corona 19 treatment at a hospital local.
Kim Ki-duk’s film official officially announced the news of Kim’s death, saying, “As a result of the family confirmation, director Kim Ki-duk’s death is correct,” and “the family said they received a call today. .
According to foreign media, it is known that Kim planned to buy a house in Latvia and obtain a residence permit. The Foreign Ministry was wary of any specific comment other than having received the body of a Korean at the Latvian Embassy in connection with Kim’s death.
The film industry was in shock. Director Kim has faced fatal rumors such as that of an actress who sexually assaulted Me Too in the past two years, but cannot hide his surprise and sadness at the sudden news as he is a master of the film industry who has enlightened Korean movies with their own world of work.
Executive Chairman of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) Jeon Yang-joon said on his SNS that day: “Director Ki-deok Kim, who had moved from Kazakhstan to Latvia from the Kyrgyz critic Gulbara Tolomusova, was moved to Latvia, it’s only a week before his 60th birthday. I heard shocking news that he passed away at the age of 19 “.
The former CEO said: “(Bishop Kim) died today, two days after being admitted to Baltic Hospital. It is a great loss and sadness that cannot be replaced in the Korean film industry. I wish the deceased a blessing. ”
Furthermore, many actors and film directors who took a breather from working with director Kim also find themselves in an atmosphere that cannot hide the impact of unexpected news.
Director Kim Ki-deok debuted with the film ‘Crocodile’ in 1996 and made a number of troubled films such as’ Island ‘,’ Bad Man ‘,’ Coastline ‘,’ Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring ‘,’ Movie is a Movie ‘and’ Vimong ‘. It’s a writer-oriented director who did it.
In particular, as a beloved director at foreign film festivals, he won the Silver Bear award at the Berlin International Film Festival for the 2004 film ‘Samaria’, and that year he received a gift from the Venice International Film Festival for the film ‘Empty House’, and has also attracted the attention of the world film industry. At the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, he received a Remarkable Look Award for ‘Arirang’, and in 2012, he received the Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival for ‘Pieta’.
However, after getting caught up in a Me Too controversy, such as the sexual assault on an actress in 2018, he has focused on working abroad. Last year, he served as chairman of the jury of the Moscow International Film Festival, and this year he has been active in Kazakhstan in addition to filming the new movie “ Dissolve ”, but fate changed in the opposite direction due to Corona 19 .
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