About

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Birthday:
1955-02-24
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Kim Dong-won

Overview

KIM Dong-won is like a godfather to Korean documentaries. As the leader of [PURN Production], a documentary production house that focused on unearthing the contradictions of Korean society from a progressive viewpoint. Purporting to make “good,” rather than “fun” movies, his camera zoomed straight in on the dark corners of the society, places full of contradictions, and refuges of the socially disadvantaged. KIM’s works provided textbook examples to Korea’s documentary directors that followed in his footsteps. His debut movie, < Sangye-dong Olympics >(1987), deals with people of Sangye-dong, an area of Seoul that was torn down by the government only because the area was “not easy on eyes” in the years leading up to the Seoul Olympics of 1988. In < Repatriation >(2004), arguably his best work, KIM Dong-won’s camera followed in breathing distance the lives of unconverted long-term pro-North Korea prisoners in South Korean jails. Devoid of any traces of exaggeration or direction, < Repatriation > shows the power of a documentary by capturing the essence of the subjects through long and candid takes.

Known for

Directing
2022 The 2nd Repatriation Directing Director N/A
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2017 Jung Il-woo, My Friend Directing Director N/A
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2008 63 Years On Directing Director 59
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2006 JONGNO, WINTER Directing Director N/A
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2006 If You Were Me 2 Directing Director 59
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2004 Repatriation Directing Director 59
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2002 TEKKEN FAMILY Directing Director N/A
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2001 A man Directing Director N/A
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1999 Another World We Are Making: Haengdang-Dong People 2 Directing Director N/A
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1997 The 6 Days Struggle at the Myong-Dong Cathedral Directing Director N/A
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1995 People In A Flood Of Media Directing Director N/A
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1995 We'll Be One Directing Director N/A
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1994 Haengdang-dong People Directing Director N/A
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1990 Standing on the Edge of Death Directing Director N/A
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1988 Sanggyedong Olympic Directing Director 59
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1986 James' May Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2004 Repatriation Writing Screenplay 59
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Camera
1988 Sanggyedong Olympic Camera Director of Photography 59
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