Arirang (2011)

Original title

아리랑

Directed by

Kim Ki-duk

Genre

documentary film, autobiographical film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 38 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Kim Ki-duk makes a personal documentary about a crisis he went through after an actress nearly died on set and close colleagues left him. He films himself living alone and reflects on his life and work.

confessionalintrospectiverawslow-pacedmeditativesolitaryminimalistearnest

What happens

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, where it won the Prix un certain regard. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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