Kim Ki-duk

Kim Ki-duk was a South Korean filmmaker whose work often centred on marginalised characters, violence and difficult relationships. After studying art in Paris in the early 1990s, he began writing screenplays and made his first feature, Crocodile, in 1996. International recognition followed films including The Isle and Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring.

In 2004 he received directing awards at Berlin for Samaritan Girl and at Venice for 3-Iron. His later films included the autobiographical Arirang, recognised in Cannes' Un Certain Regard section, and Pietà, which won the Golden Lion at Venice in 2012.