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Kim Ki-duk
Kim Ki-duk was a South Korean filmmaker, noted for his idiosyncratic art-house cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit, rendering him one of the most important contemporary Asian film directors.
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entertainment · South Korean film director (1960–2020) · screenwriter · film producer · film director · film editor · film actor · actor · director · also Kim Ki-duk, Ki-duk Kim, Kim Gi-deok, Ki-duk
Born 20 December 1960 · Died 11 December 2020 · Q212990
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Yes, I did worry about that fact. But the way I see it, the food that we eat today is no different. In America you eat beef, pork, and kill all these animals. And the people who eat these animals are not concerned with their slaughter. Animals are part of this cycle of consumption. It looks more cruel onscreen, but I don
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“Yes, I did worry about that fact. But the way I see it, the food that we eat today is no different. In America you eat beef, pork, and kill all these animals. And the people who eat these animals are not concerned with their slaughter. Animals are part of this cycle of consumption. It looks more cruel onscreen, but I don”
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2020· 1 entry
Died 2020-12-11.
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2012· 2 entries
Won Golden Lion (2012).
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His film Pietà received the Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival
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2011· 1 entry
His documentary film Arirang received an award for best film in the Un Certain Regard category from the Cannes Film Festival
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2004· 2 entries
Earned Silver Bear for Best Director (2004).
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Received Best Director awards at two different film festivals, for two different films
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2003· 1 entry
Ki-duk released Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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1990· 1 entry
Went to Paris to study fine arts, but instead he spent two years working there on the streets as a portrait painter
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1960· 1 entry
Born 1960-12-20.
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