Kim Ki-duk
South Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-duk has died in Latvia aged 59 after contracting Covid-19, according to reports.
The award-winning director had travelled to the Baltic country last month and intended to buy a house near the capital, Riga, according to local media. He reportedly died this morning (December 11) from Covid-19 complications.
Kim’s death was confirmed to local outlet Delfi.lv by ArtDocFest/Riga director Vitaly Mansky and his interpreter, Daria Krutova.
The Estonian Film Institute confirmed to
Screen that Kim intended to shoot a new feature in the country titled
Rain, Snow, Cloud And Fog. The story was to centre on a man and a woman whose love crosses times and space, with four separate stories woven into one.
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