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Me Too Director Kim Ki-deok, who was caught in controversy, died of corona during his stay abroad in the early morning of yesterday (11th).
Although it is the only director in Korea that has won all three major film festivals in the world, there has not been an official memorial reaction in the film world.
This is Kim Hye-min.
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Director Kim Ki-duk died of complications from Corona 19 at a hospital in Latvia yesterday early morning.
Director Kim, who arrived in Latvia on the 20th of last month, has not been contacted since the 5th.
It is said that he had been in Latvia since last month after passing through Russia and Estonia, and was preparing to make a film with the Estonian Film Promotion Committee.
Director Kim is the only director in Korea to receive the awards at the Venice, Berlin and Cannes film festivals, the world's three major film festivals.
However, major organizations and affiliates in the film industry have not responded to the official memorial response to Kim's death.
[Yun, Seong is / Critic: and the last remains of Mitu controversy lingering heavily, I would like whether it that not quite in the situation did not honor recover physically also rattling hear from afar deliver the obituaries, offered an jump to the story in the film industry]
is Kim During the filming of the film in 2017, she was accused of violently and assaulting an actress and forcing her to shoot an unscripted bed scene and was sentenced to a fine.
In 2018, a broadcaster reported on suspicion of sexual assault by director Kim, and director Kim was sued for defamation of the broadcaster, and then he was not charged.
In addition, it lost a lawsuit for damages of 1 billion won and appealed last month.
The bereaved family members have announced their intention to delegate the funeral to the embassy because they could not go to Latvia due to Corona 19.
Director Kim's body is expected to be cremated locally.
(Video editing: Park Ki-duk)