The festival's decision to give the late auteur’s final film 'Call of God' a posthumous world premiere despite multiple sexual abuse allegations has sparked a backlash: “It’s distressing for the victims”
, the Federation of Korean Movie Workers’ Union was openly critical of Venice’s decision to elevate the late director’s work in this way.
“Just because he is dead, it doesn’t mean that what happened will suddenly disappear,” says Lee Sang-gil, the union’s director. “Kim never apologized to his victims, and instead he denied his allegations through a series of lawsuits. For the victims, their time with Kim will always remain as an unforgettable scar in their career. None of the victims were able to recuperate after the incident and return to work on film sets.
On Aug. 26, Korea Womenlink, a Seoul-based advocacy organization that works to combat violence toward women, sent Venice festival organizers a letter of condemnation. “The late director Kim Ki-duk was imposed a fine for physically assaulting an actress while filming,” the statement read. “Though Kim clearly committed a terrible crime, he tried to track down an accuser and sued the victim for defamation instead of apologizing. But the Venice
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