Kim Ki-Duk

Kim Ki-Duk is a South Korean art filmmaker who had a peculiar temperament in handling the unusual topic in his films. Most of his films win appreciation and fetches medals after being screened in the international film festivals. Born on December 20, 1960, in South Korea, Kim Ki-Duk took up seriously the field of film as a fine art form and studied in Paris and came back to his hometown and joined as a screenwriter in filmmaking. He made his debut as a director with a film ‘Crocodile’ which was a South Korean film. The film received praise from critics. 'Wild Animal' was Korean director Kim Ki-Duk's second film that released in 1996. In 1998, Kim-Ki-Duk's film 'Birdcage Inn’ based on the life of a prostitute was the first film from Korea that won in pulling international attention.

The flick gained the director art honor in 'Noosa Film Festival' in Australia and was also screened at the opening ceremony of the Berlin Film Festival. In the year 2000, Kim Ki-Duk's fifth film ‘The Isle’ was one of the first Korean films to be presented in the competition category of the Venice Film Festival. The film did not do well in Korea but was appreciated at international film festivals. Director Kim Ki-Duk directed 'Real Fiction’ in 2000 with no retakes, and the film was screened at Moscow International Film Festival. ‘Address Unknown' was a film to be screened in the opening ceremony of Venice Film Festival and it was a film which Kim Ki-Duk directed based on real life stories known to him. In 2001, 'Bad Guy ‘was a film the director had made, and it was a controversial film on prostitution, sexual slavery and gangsters.

In 2004, Kim Ki-Duk directed a movie 'Samaritan Girl' which became the most sought-after film in the international market and film festivals. It acquired the Silver Bear, the second place award in Berlin International Film Festival (2004). In the same year, the director bagged another award for his movie '3-Iron' which won an award in Venice Film Festival. The film dealt with an indecent relationship between a wife and a thief and was a blockbuster in western countries. The film is highly notable for the lack of dialogue between its two main characters, wife and her lover. ‘Arirang’ (2011) was a documentary film by Kim Ki-Duk that won top awards at the Cannes Film Festival. His eighteenth film was ' Peta Click to look into! >> Read More... ' (2012) which had highly erotic content and won prizes in Venice, Berlin, and Cannes Film Festivals.

The film won Golden Lion in Venice Film Festival. The director claimed that this film was based on a true incident that happened recently. Most of his films are well written in a subtle manner although they have erotic themes on prostitution, murder, sex slavery, etc. He has two or three projects in his hands right now, but not much details are available about the project,