South Korean director Kim Ki-duk has appealed to the Kerala government and the people not to cancel the prestigious International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK).
The director made this passionate appeal in a letter handed over to filmmaker Bijukumar Damodaran and actor Prakash Bare after the screening of his latest movie Human, Time, Space and Human at the Almaty Film Festival that began on September 15.
A filmmaker who enjoys an iconic stature among movie lovers in the State, Kim Ki-duk said he was deeply impacted by the devastating floods while reassuring the people in Kerala that he was with them in these tough times.
Kerala’s IFFK has a global appeal and remains a major event among the film buffs across the world.
Definite role for art
“Art has a major role to play in rebuilding and helping people recover from tragedy and hence the IFFK should not be cancelled,” he said in the letter written in his mother tongue.
“Thank you Kim. For the love towards people in Kerala and also the support for the IFFK,” replied Mr. Bijukumar.
Scripted by the director himself, Kim Ki-duk’s Human, Time, Space and Human narrates the story of a group of different tourists on a voyage in an old warship. Among the passengers are: a senator with the son, a couple, a mysterious old man, a group of sex workers and a gang of criminals. First the aggressive behaviour of the bandits is directed at the passengers of the first class, but it turns to others as well.