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Arirang is a sud coréen film of genre Documentary directed by Kim Ki-duk with Kim Ki-duk

Arirang (2011)

Arirang
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Arirang (Korean: 아리랑) is a 2011 South Korean documentary film by Kim Ki-duk. The film addresses a personal crisis Kim went through, sparked by an incident during the filming of his previous film, Dream, where the lead actress nearly died by hanging, and by the departure of a couple of close colleagues, including the director Jang Hoon. The title comes from a Korean folk song with the same title. In a heavily line-broken text released about the film, Kim writes that "Through Arirang I understand human beings, thank the nature, and accept my life as it is now." Kim produced the film entirely on his own. It premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, and won the top award for best film.

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Arirang est une histoire dans laquelle Kim Ki-duk joue trois rôles. A travers Arirang, je franchis une colline de ma vie. À travers Arirang, j’essaie de comprendre l’Homme, je remercie la nature et j’accepte ma condition actuelle…

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Kim Ki-duk

(Himself)
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