ARIRANG

Un Certain Regard

Directed by :: KIM Ki-Duk

Country:: KOREA (South)

Year:: 2011

Duration:: 100.00 minutes

Prize of Un Certain Regard Ex-aequo, 2011

Synopsis

Arirang is
about Kim Ki-duk
playing 3 roles in 1.
Through Arirang I climb over one hill in life.
Through Arirang I understand human beings, thank the nature, and accept my life as it is now.

We are now...
in the terrestrial world lurking with desires,
in the ghostly world lurking with sorrow
in the imaginary world lurking with dreams,
with no beginning nor end,
slowly going crazy.

What is affection that it still remains all around me decaying?
It’s still stuck to the crown of my head, testing my emotions.
It’s still hiding deep within my heart, testing my sense of compassion.
If I didn’t give my heart, they would be bad people erased from memories but if I gave my heart, I couldn’t let them go till the day that I die as despicable people.
Ah...
Arirang
Alright
Let’s mercilessly kill each other in our hearts till we die.

Even today
I hold back as I get angry
I laugh as I get jealous
I love as I despise
And forgive as I quiver with the urge to kill.
Wait
I will kill
Myself, who remembers you.

Press kit download (PDF)

KIM Ki-Duk

Credits

KIM Ki-Duk - Director
KIM Ki-Duk - Screenplay
KIM Ki-Duk - Cinematography
KIM Ki-Duk - Film Editor
KIM Ki-Duk - Sound

Actors

KIM Ki-Duk

Contacts and useful links

Production

KIM KI-DUK FILM - Yura KWON - 4F Incline Bldg., 891-37 Daechi-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-280, Korea - T : +82 2 569 6266 - yura@finecut.co.kr

French press

FINECUT CO., LTD. - 4F Incline Bldg., 891-37 Daechi-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-280, Korea - T : +82 2 569 6266 - oya@finecut.co.kr - www.finecut.co.kr

International press