A violent poet of cinema explains why his own country hates him.
The documentary, directed by a French expert on Asian cinema, is a filmed interview with Korean director Kim Ki-duk in which the artist talks about himself in the round: his early interest in painting, resulting in his stay in France, where he discovered filmmaking and his passion for directing; his films rejected in his homeland but successfully received at festivals around the world; his interest in ecology, the art of recycling, and his affection for his dog.
Direction
Coppola knows when to shut up and let Kim erupt.
Production
Intimate setting strips away festival prestige entirely.
Director
Antoine Coppola
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kim Ki-duk remains the only Korean director to win major prizes at Berlin, Venice, and Cannes, yet virtually unknown in mainstream Korean cinema.
His obsession with recycling mirrors his filmmaking: low budgets, small crews, shooting fast, reusing locations and actors like scrap metal transformed into brutal poetry.
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