![Kim Ki-duk](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/jvDwwSEtcPfxcUB1NlLbMHFB5ze.jpg)
Kim Ki-duk
Kim Ki-duk (December 20, 1960 – December 11, 2020) was a prolific South Korean writer-director of idiosyncratic, allegorical, and often extreme and transgressive arthouse dramas, best known for "The Isle" (2000), "Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... and Spring" (2003), "Samaritan Girl" (2004), "3-Iron" (2004) and "Pieta" (2012). His films have received many distinctions on the international festival circuit.
Known For | Directing |
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Most Rating | 14.668 |
Birthday | 1960-12-20 |
Place of Birth | Bonghwa, North Gyeongsang, South Korea |
Also Known As | 김기덕, 金基德, Ki-duk Kim, Ким Ки Дук, |
![Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/6SQQ5REuAz7k0FMQ9mSCT40T2LN.jpg)
2003
![Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/6SQQ5REuAz7k0FMQ9mSCT40T2LN.jpg)
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
7.859/1023
An isolated lake, where an old monk lives in a small floating temple. The monk has a young boy living with him, learning to become a monk. We watch as...
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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
![Arirang](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/9zBwnpiamp5pWsNRgZ9aYquOoye.jpg)
2011
![Arirang](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/9zBwnpiamp5pWsNRgZ9aYquOoye.jpg)
Arirang
6.484/31
Documentary on director Kim Ki-Duk looking back at his film career.
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Arirang
![Amen](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/weM4n1OhGPHiVr7qMnllWlsSbeU.jpg)
2011
![Amen](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/weM4n1OhGPHiVr7qMnllWlsSbeU.jpg)
Amen
5.6/17
A woman goes to France in search for a man who she lost contact with, only to find that he has moved on to Venice. On her way to Venice, she faces a h...
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Amen
![Breath](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/uDkDzSUluhC3ONk25VbaVaqe8kH.jpg)
2007
![Breath](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/uDkDzSUluhC3ONk25VbaVaqe8kH.jpg)
Breath
6.686/94
A condemned prisoner slowly falls in love with the married female artist who decorates his prison cell. Jin is a convicted killer awaiting execution o...
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Breath
![Ongoing Smile](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
2013
![Ongoing Smile](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Ongoing Smile
0.5/1
Documentary about Busan International Film Festival founder Kim Dong-ho.
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Ongoing Smile
![The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
2006
![The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema
6/1
South Korean cinema is in the throes of a creative explosion where mavericks are encouraged and masters are venerated. But from where has this phenome...
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The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema
![Balkan Spirit](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/oA3XFtOE2jbeXCXz2zAd1d4wpPz.jpg)
2013
![Balkan Spirit](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/oA3XFtOE2jbeXCXz2zAd1d4wpPz.jpg)
Balkan Spirit
6.6/5
Filmmaker Hermann Vaske explores the creative Balkan world in the hopes of understanding the meaning of "Balkan spirit".
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Balkan Spirit
![The Rocket Is Launched](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/jxWCc8n8GIW8iYSYnB4noPC3CxZ.jpg)
1997
![The Rocket Is Launched](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/jxWCc8n8GIW8iYSYnB4noPC3CxZ.jpg)
The Rocket Is Launched
0/0
Actor Choi Jong-won is late to a movie shoot. He bemoans the state of the national economy when he sees a young man riding a fancy sports car.
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The Rocket Is Launched
![My Mother](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/8L7F2QwZrcCQCOxzeg6JrqcUHK3.jpg)
2013
![My Mother](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/8L7F2QwZrcCQCOxzeg6JrqcUHK3.jpg)
My Mother
0/0
A short film shot for Venice 70: Future Reloaded
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My Mother
![Life is a Thrill](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/pMIyBCheyzTMPiYMS65xypWa9rY.jpg)
2020
![Life is a Thrill](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/pMIyBCheyzTMPiYMS65xypWa9rY.jpg)
Life is a Thrill
0/0
This is a story about an amazing person who devotes his life to his students. Vladimir Fenchenko lit the hearts of hundreds of young filmmakers with l...
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Life is a Thrill
![Plankton Salesmen](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/cNwK4d3ZWHi8xUHpDyvam0qfo9n.jpg)
2017
![Plankton Salesmen](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/cNwK4d3ZWHi8xUHpDyvam0qfo9n.jpg)
Plankton Salesmen
0/0
A nostalgic look at the birth and death of arthouse film distribution in the early 2000s in Russia. The story of the Cinema Without Borders company a...
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