Before he began his foray into the world of art-house cinema with the serene and deeply meditative SPRING, SUMMER, AUTUMN, WINTER...AND SPRING, South Korean director Ki-duk Kim made a series of harrowing horror-dramas that delved into life's gritty underbelly (BAD GUY, THE ISLE). As one of Kim's earlier works, REAL FICTION displays the former enfant terrible's weakness for macabre subject matter with the story of a frustrated artist (Jin-mo Ju) who wreaks vengeance on his enemies while a female companion videotapes the murderous rampage with a camcorder. Kim undergirds this relatively straightforward narrative with an experimental style, shooting in real time without any retakes for a near-exploitative, TAXI DRIVER-like study of modern alienation and urban malaise.

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Jin-Mo Ju: Korean Actor, MUSA: THE WARRIOR

Kim Ki-Duk: Director, THE ISLE (2002)

Kim Ki-Duk: Director, THE ISLE (2002)