Kim Dong-won

Kim Dong-won

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.

  • Popularity : 0.725
  • Known For : Directing
  • Birthday : 1955-02-24
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Kim Dong-won Movies

  • 2006
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    If You Were Me 2

    If You Were Me 2

    5.6 2006 HD

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  • 2004
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    Repatriation

    Repatriation

    6.4 2004 HD

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  • 2004
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    Repatriation

    Repatriation

    6.4 2004 HD

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  • 2022
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    The 2nd Repatriation

    The 2nd Repatriation

    1 2022 HD

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  • 2017
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    Jung Il-woo, My Friend

    Jung Il-woo, My Friend

    1 2017 HD

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  • 1988
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    Sanggyedong Olympic

    Sanggyedong Olympic

    6 1988 HD

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  • 2008
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    63 Years On

    63 Years On

    9 2008 HD

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  • 1988
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    Sanggyedong Olympic

    Sanggyedong Olympic

    6 1988 HD

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  • 1994
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    Haengdang-dong People

    Haengdang-dong People

    1 1994 HD

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  • 1995
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    People In A Flood Of Media

    People In A Flood Of Media

    1 1995 HD

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  • 1995
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    We'll Be One

    We'll Be One

    1 1995 HD

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  • 1997
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    The 6 Days Struggle at the Myong-Dong Cathedral

    The 6 Days Struggle at the Myong-Dong Cathedral

    1 1997 HD

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  • 2001
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    A man

    A man

    1 2001 HD

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  • 2002
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    TEKKEN FAMILY

    TEKKEN FAMILY

    1 2002 HD

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  • 1986
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    James' May

    James' May

    1 1986 HD

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  • 1990
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    Standing on the Edge of Death

    Standing on the Edge of Death

    1 1990 HD

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  • 2006
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    JONGNO, WINTER

    JONGNO, WINTER

    1 2006 HD

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  • 1999
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    Another World We Are Making: Haengdang-Dong People 2

    Another World We Are Making: Haengdang-Dong People 2

    1 1999 HD

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  • 2018
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    88/18

    88/18

    1 2018 HD

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