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Director Kim Ki-deok, who was in a lawsuit for sexually assaulting an actress, is known to have died of a new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) while abroad.
The Russian news agency TASS reported that Director Kim died in a hospital in Riga, the capital of Latvia, which is one of the three Baltic countries, at the dawn of 11 (local time), citing the Baltic media Delfi.
Director Kim arrived in Latvia on the 20th of last month, but local media reported that no contact has been established since the 5th of this month.
A local source in Latvia also confirmed the death of Director Kim at Yonhap News.
Director Kim planned to buy a mansion in Jurmala, a resort town in northern Latvia, and obtain permanent residence in Latvia, Delphi submitted. However, Director Kim said he did not show up at the meeting place, so his colleagues asked local hospitals.
“Director Ki-Duk Kim Dies from Corona 19 in Latvia, Baltic States”Verifying Director Kim’s location is known to have taken a long time due to strict inpatient privacy regulations.
The famous Russian filmmaker Vitali Mansky, whom he had met, also confirmed the news of Kim’s death on his country’s Rianovosti news agency, saying: “As far as I know, he died at 1:20 am on the 11th in Riga hospital “.
Director Mansky, who is currently in Latvia, quoted acquaintances from the local film industry as saying: “I heard that Director Kim tried to buy real estate in Latvia and get a green card and came to the country for this purpose.
He expressed regret that he was exposed to the news while investigating the problem of moving to another country for better treatment, known for being hospitalized by Kim due to Corona 19.
Director Kim added that he knows that kidney failure (kidney dysfunction) and Corona 19 have reached a fatal situation.
Busan International Film Festival Executive Chairman Jeon Yang-jun also said on the same day that “I heard news from a Kyrgyz critic that director Kim Ki-duk passed away from Corona 19.”
Gulbara Tolomusova, a Kyrgyz critic who delivered his obituary, was a reliable source of help for Kim during his migration to Central Asia, the former president said.
Born in 1960, director Kim received the Berlin Film Festival Director’s Award (Silver Bear Award) in 2004 for ‘Samaria’ and became the first Korean director to become ‘Pieta’ at the Berlin Film Festival. Venice, the first Korean director in 2012. He received the Golden Lion Award, the highest award.
However, after being accused of being accused of sexual violence in Hollywood and spreading to the world in 2017, “ me too ” was caught in a lawsuit and filed a lawsuit against the actress that revealed that she had been sexually assaulted and the media who reported it. I missed.
In this regard, the Foreign Ministry said: “After receiving the death of our people through the Latvian Embassy, we are verifying the related details through a local hospital.”
The Foreign Ministry also said: “We are providing consular assistance by contacting national survivors to inform them of the progress of local measures and to support funeral procedures.”
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