KIM Young-nam is known for his straightforward depiction of the gloomy reality of young people in the 2000s. His debut film, <Don’t Look Back>(2006), is a clear example of such directorial characteristic. KIM’s passion for youth movies draws upon his belief that “youth does not necessarily refer to a certain period of one’s life, but an attitude toward the world and about life.” He prefers long shots and long takes instead of close-ups and sophisticated editi...More

KIM Young-nam is known for his straightforward depiction of the gloomy reality of young people in the 2000s. His debut film, <Don’t Look Back>(2006), is a clear example of such directorial characteristic. KIM’s passion for youth movies draws upon his belief that “youth does not necessarily refer to a certain period of one’s life, but an attitude toward the world and about life.” He prefers long shots and long takes instead of close-ups and sophisticated editing in his works. His second movie, <The Boat>(2009) paired up Korea’s rising star actor [HA Jung-woo] and Japan’s [Satoshi Tsumabuki]. The movie was jointly produced by Korean and Japanese production houses and its screenplay was written by [Aya Watanabe], the writer of <Josee, the Tiger and the Fish>, which starred [Satoshi Tsumabuki]. It is notable that KIM opted for a Korea-Japan joint production on a small-scale indie film, rather than a big commercial film.Less