# Kim Ki-Duc dead from Covid **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death\ **Created:** [December 14, 2020, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-ki-duc-dead-from-covid/927993 "2020-12-14T05:31:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-ki-duc-dead-from-covid/927993/1 "2020-12-14T05:31:03Z")
I’ve watched only 2-3 of his movies (my favorite being The Bow) but have a bunch more on my “plan to watch someday when I get around to it, really!” pile. > **[Kim Ki-Duk Dies Of Covid; South Korean Director Won Prizes At Venice, Cannes,...](https://deadline.com/2020/12/kim-ki-duk-dies-of-covid-19-at-59-south-korean-director-won-prizes-at-venice-cannes-berlin-1234654893/)** > > South Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-duk has died from complications arising from Covid-19 while in Latvia, according to local sources. He was 59. The filmmaker died in the early hours this morning local … ---
**Author:** ![Lavender\_Pebble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lavender_pebble/32/6290_2.png) [@Lavender\_Pebble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lavender_Pebble)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-ki-duc-dead-from-covid/927993/2 "2020-12-14T14:30:14Z")
What a shame! I’ve only seen Spring, Summer, Fall… and the Isle, both of which I watched in an East Asian film class in college. I liked both of them very much and have watched SSFWS several times over since then (I have no desire to watch the Isle again, hah). I didn’t realize he had abuse allegations against him. Is that why he chose to move to Latvia and start making films in Russian? I know that several Korean directors studied film in Eastern Europe/Russia, so it might just be that is the film culture he was most comfortable with. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-ki-duc-dead-from-covid/927993/3 "2020-12-14T16:00:58Z")
> [@Lavender\_Pebble](#): > > (I have no desire to watch the Isle again, hah). Fishhooks. (Shudder.) ---
**Author:** ![Didi44](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-ki-duc-dead-from-covid/927993/4 "2020-12-14T20:47:18Z")
Thank you for creating this thread. As much as I admire and appreciate this work, I have to acknowledge that many of his films are difficult to watch and people will either appreciate them (I can’t say _love_) or hate them. Regardless of your view, he was an absolutely brilliant director who didn’t have a definitive work as each of his films was a new experience. I’ve watched all his films up to 2013 except _Amen_ which I’ve been searching for, but have never been able to find. I have most of later films in my watch queue, but haven’t gotten around to them. Watching a Kim Ki Duk film, especially _Moebius_ and _Pieta_ requires a certain mindset and time to allow yourself to digest what you’ve just seen and will be a brilliant and disturbing experience unmatched by any other director. Thank you Kim Ki Duk. Cares and prayers to his family and friends. Trivia: After you’ve watched _Bad Guy_, watch the earlier _Birdcage Inn_, which Kim acknowledges is directly related and provides a valuable backstory. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-ki-duc-dead-from-covid/927993/5 "2020-12-15T11:47:37Z")
I loved his 3-IRON. One of my favorite films from that year.