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- Argentina : 2008 / 9 / 11
- Netherlands : 2008 / 7 / 10
- Spain : 2008 / 7 / 4 Aliento
- Japan : 2008 / 5 / 3 ブレス
- Russia : 2008 / 4 / 17 Вздох
- Belgium : 2008 / 3 / 12 Breath
- Israel : 2008 / 1/ 24
- Sinapore : 2007 / 12 / 27 Breath
- HongKong : 2007 / 11 / 01 呼吸
- Taiwan : 2007 / 11 / 30 窒息情慾
- France : 2007 / 11 / 21 Souffle
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Film director Kim Ki-duk has been one of the most talked about film directors in Korea. He is referred to as a ‘hot potato’ or ‘outsider,’ of Korean cinema, while he is also described as an art-house or a leading Korean film director by others. On today’s Cinema Spotlight, we’ll learn about this controversial film director and his works.
Last May, a small and good-natured Asian filmmaker from Korea stole the limelight of the Cannes Film Festival. Can you guess whom I am referring to? Yes, that’s right, it was director Kim Ki-duk! He was invited to the renowned international film festival to compete with his 11th film ‘Breath’! In fact, Kim’s works has been more popular abroad than in Korea. So what makes international audiences and critics pay greater attention to his work?
Ha Jung Woo was also invited to cannes 2007 for breath, but unfortunately could not attnend due to drama H.I.T. 
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May 21 2007, Chosunilbo
Kim Ki-duk Wows Cannes Film Festival With ‘Breath’
Korea's director Kim Ki-duk (L) poses with cast members, from 2nd L-R, Chang Chen, Zia and Kang In-hyung at the arrivals for the evening screening of their film "Breath" at the 60th Cannes Film Festival on Saturday./REUTERS
The Korean director Kim Ki-duk screened his movie “Breath” on Saturday in competition at the 60th Cannes Film Festival. The official screening and press conference were held at the Lumiere Theatre in the French resort town.Kim, wearing dark sunglasses at a press conference, joked, “The sunglasses I’m wearing now are the ones I wore when I appeared as a prison official in the film. You may be still watching the movie right at this moment.” Breath, which opened in Korea on April 26, depicts a woman who starts a relationship with a condemned criminal after discovering her husband’s infidelity. Korean actor Zia and Taiwanese actor Chang Chen play the leads. “I wanted to highlight the difficulty of social and human relations — so much so that you find it hard to breathe,” Kim said. “At the same time, I wanted to show the difficulty of getting the message of my films across in the Korean society.” Many of Kim’s previous films have been criticized and shunned by general audiences and even by some film critics here due to their strong and graphic visual description.
Sep 16 2007, Twitch
Review : Breath
. . . . . The characters were played well with both leads of the wife played by Chang Chen, and Park Ji-a who played the prisoner Yeon, giving strong performances. Her outburst of emotion does touch you as very real, and Park Ji-a manages to convey his emotions without overplaying the physical performance and without using speech.
. . . . . The husband, played by Ha Jung-woo, is also good although his part is quite limited. You really do feel the frustrations of scenes where he is struggling to understand his wife and where he has given up everything in order to try and rescue his marriage . . . . .
May 21 2007, Hollywoodreporter
Review : Breath
Bottom Line: A strange tale with striking images for the director’s fans only.
May 14 2007, Screen Daily
Review : Breath
April 20 2007, VarietyAsiaOnline
Review : Breath
. . . . . Monomonikered Zia — billed as Park Ji-ah in Kim’s “Spring, Summer” and “The Coast Guard,” in which she had small roles — is terrific as Yeon, with an unconventional face that perfectly conveys hidden depths of hurt. Hou Hsiao-hsien favorite Chang does his best with a mute role, while Ha (from Kim’s “Time”) is OK as the boring husband . . . . .
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