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Director Kim Ki Duk – Screenshot
Information about the death of Director Kim was announced by many English and Russian newspapers on the night of December 11. According to the sheet Herald of Korea In South Korea, the veteran Korean director passed away just days after being hospitalized with COVID-19.
Bed sheet Strait times Singapore sources cited Russian sources as saying that Mr. Kim had moved to Latvia in the middle of last month. It is unclear what the director’s final life will be like, but according to the Russian newspaper, he lives in Latvia “thanks to the help of many friends from the Latvian film industry.”
The 60-year-old director is believed to have died from a complicated complication caused by COVID-19 at a hospital in Latvia on December 11 (local time), according to the site. LRT from Lithuania.
Newspaper Chosun Ilbo Sources from the Korean Foreign Ministry said that the family of director Kim Ki Duk has confirmed that the director passed away in Latvia.
Mr. Kim Ki Duk entered Latvia on November 20 to purchase real estate in the Jurmala area, located on the coast of the country.
With “Crocodile” released in 1996, Kim Ki Duk is the only Korean director to have won all three major European film festivals, including Cannes, Venice and Berlin.
The director of the Busan International Film Festival, Jeon Yang-joon, said that Mr. Kim Ki Duk’s departure was a great loss for the Korean film industry.
Director Kim Ki Duk is famous for his controversial works – Photo: Yonhap
Earlier, a source from the Korean Foreign Ministry said, “Due to the strict data protection law of the hospital, we have not been able to give official confirmation of the death of Director Kim Ki Duk.”
Consequently, the source said that diplomatic missions have also received bad information about Director Kim and are still trying to confirm the official information from the Latvian local government.
Director Kim’s family has yet to speak, but continued Strait times, many reputable sources in the film industry have confirmed that the above information is completely true.
Portrait of director Kim Ki Duk – Photo: Imdb
The 60-year-old director is believed to have died from a complicated complication caused by COVID-19 at a hospital in Latvia on December 11 (local time), according to the site. LRT from Lithuania.
Previously, the director’s colleagues had expressed concern when he was not present for scheduled meetings and began looking for him at the hospital. However, Director Kim passed away after just two days in the hospital.
A scene from the film Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring (2003) – Photo: Chosun
Kim Ki Duk, born in 1960, is a famous director from Korea and the world. He is the only Korean director to have received the three prestigious film awards, Cannes, Venice and Berlin.
Kim Ki Duk won the Golden Lion award at the 2012 Venice Film Festival with Piety also with a script to stretch the brain and many images, messages … only for adult audiences. In addition, he also won the Silver Bear with Samaritan girl and Un Certain Regard at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival with Arirang.
A scene from the controversial film Moebius directed by Kim Ki Duk – Photo: Chosun
Over the past decade, Kim Ki Duk’s rich achievements and bold brand have always been showcased through prestigious awards, as well as unique, complex and somewhat bizarre films with shocking sex violence.
His works have achieved many achievements but have also caused much controversy. Kim Ki Duk is famous to the Vietnamese public through work Spring, summer, fall, winter and then spring (2003). This is also the movie on film critic Roger Ebert’s list of Great Movies.
His private life has attracted as much attention as his film works due to accusations of raping an actress. In 2017, he lost his lawsuit and had to pay a fine of 5 million won (more than 100 million dong) after an actress accused him of slapping and having her act out a violent sex scene that was not in the script.
Kim Ki Duk and the Golden Lion at the 2002 Venice International Film Festival
A Look at Yourself by Kim Ki Duk
