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Address Unknown (2001)

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Following up on his hallucinatory meditation on sex, death, and fish hooks in The Isle, Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-duk spins this brutal exploration on the lingering anger and exploitation of America's occupation of South Korea. Even though all her letters are returned stamped "Address Unknown," a middle-aged woman nevertheless compulsively writes letter after letter to the American soldier with whom she bore an African-American/Korean child. Her son, named Chang-guk, is the object of societal

R, 1 hr. 58 min.

Art House & International, Drama

Jan 24, 2006

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October 14, 2007 Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses | Comment
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It's difficult to recommend Ki-duk Kim's films. His movies are never complacent, but even the most passionate examples can be dull. Address Unknown is one such film, an explosive concept made dull by a director still learning his craft and working out the kinks. Fans of the director will still want to check it out, but

August 24, 2010
DrBenway
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I like Kim Ki-Duk films... 3-Iron, Spring Summer Autumn Winter, Bi-Mong - they meander along but I'm always happy to follow. This is one of his depressing films, where dislikable people do dislikable things to each other, themselves and, in this case, dogs. All the main characters have some kind of major breakdown by

September 13, 2010
lesleyanorton
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