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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 …

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