Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAward-winning and deeply divisive South Korean film director Kim Ki-duk has died of COVID-19-related complications while on a visit to Latvia, local media in Latvia has reported.
His death has not been confirmed in Korea.Latvian news portal Delfi said Kim arrived in the country a month ago with the intention of buying a house and applying for alien residency status.
It added that he died in hospital. Major Korean media including Yonhap and Chosun Daily have also reported the news, citing Russian news agency TASS and Delfi.“He was in Latvia unofficially.
We at the Film institution (National Film Centre) were not informed about his personal visit to Latvia. To my information, Kim Ki-duk was planning to develop.
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