Kim Ki-duk’s ‘The Coast Guard’ is the most scathing commentary on the South Korean military state
The Coast Guard Directed by Ki-duk Kim South Korea, 2002 With Ki-duk Kim releasing a new film at this year’s Cannes, his older material warrants a small retrospective. Ki-duk’s best films – The Isle, Bad Guy, Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter…and Spring, 3-Iron – are tender and violent portraits of mostly mute protagonists, often marked by …