Kim Dong-won (born February 24, 1955) is a South Korean
documentary film
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maker. Kim is best known for his documentary films ''
Repatriation
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'' (2004) and ''
63 Years On
''63 Years On'' ( ko, 끝나지 않은 전쟁, lit=An unending war) is a 2008 South Korean documentary film about the comfort women who were enslaved by the Japanese military in stations across Asia during World War II.
It showed at the 2008 Jeon ...
'' (2008).
Career
His acclaimed documentary ''
Repatriation
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'' (2004) documents the lives of North Korean spies who were captured in the South Korea and takes a look at their journey back to their homeland after being detained in the South's prisons for over 30 years. A labour of love that took him more than a decade to finish, it has been hailed as the most successful documentary ever in South Korea. It also won Special Mention at the 24th
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
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and Special Jury Prize at the 5th
Busan Film Critics Awards
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in 2004, as well as Best Documentary Award at the 19th
Fribourg International Film Festival
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in 2005.
His latest documentary ''
63 Years On
''63 Years On'' ( ko, 끝나지 않은 전쟁, lit=An unending war) is a 2008 South Korean documentary film about the comfort women who were enslaved by the Japanese military in stations across Asia during World War II.
It showed at the 2008 Jeon ...
'' won
Best Documentary Feature Film at the
2nd Asia Pacific Screen Awards
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in 2008.
Filmography
As director
*''
Seoul Jesus
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Synopsis
A mental patient who believes himself to be Jesus escapes from a mental institution and travels to Seoul planning to save the city ...
'' (1986)
(in directing department)
*''James' May'' (
short film
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, 1986)
*''Sanggye-dong Olympic'' (
documentary short
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, 1988)
(also credited as cinematographer
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)
*''Standing on the Edge of Death'' (short film, 1990)
*''God Saw That It Was Good'' (short film, 1991)
*''Haengdang-dong People'' (short film, 1994)
*''Becoming One Is To Become Larger , We’ll Be One'' (short film, 1995)
*''People In a Flood of Media'' (
short film
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, 1995)
*''The Six Day Fight in Myong Dong Cathedral'' (short film, 1997)
*''Another World We are Making: Haengdang-dong People 2'' (short film, 1999)
*''A Man'' (short film, 2001)
*''Takken Family'' (short film, 2001)
*''
Repatriation
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'' (documentary, 2004)
*''If You Were Me 2'' (segment: "Jongno, Winter") (2006)
*''
63 Years On
''63 Years On'' ( ko, 끝나지 않은 전쟁, lit=An unending war) is a 2008 South Korean documentary film about the comfort women who were enslaved by the Japanese military in stations across Asia during World War II.
It showed at the 2008 Jeon ...
'' (documentary, 2008)
As screenwriter
*''
Repatriation
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'' (documentary, 2004)
*''If You Were Me 2'' (segment: "Jongno, Winter") (2006)
As producer
*''People In a Flood of Media'' (
short film
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, 1995)
*''A Purple Handkerchief'' (short film, 1995)
As script editor
*''If You Were Me 2'' (segment: "Jongno, Winter") (2006)
*''63 Years On'' (documentary, 2008)
Awards
*2004 5th
Busan Film Critics Awards
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: Special Jury Prize (''
Repatriation
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'')
*2004 24th
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
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: Special Mention (''
Repatriation
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'')
*2014
23rd Buil Film Awards
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Yu Hyun-mok
Yu Hyun-mok (July 2, 1925 – June 28, 2009) was a South Korean film director. Born in Sariwon, Hwanghae, Korea (North Korea today), he made his film debut in 1956 with ''Gyocharo'' (''Crossroads''). According to the website koreanfilm.org, ...
Film Arts Award
References
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1955 births
Living people
South Korean film directors
South Korean screenwriters
Sogang University alumni
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