"One On One" Korean Theatrical Poster
If you’re a fan of South Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-Duk (Real Fiction, The Isle, Pieta) the following plot for his upcoming thriller shouldn’t surprise you: On May 9, a female high school student is brutally murdered. 7 people from the terror group “Shadow” go after the 7 murder suspects one by one.
Plot-wise, the thought of Kim Ji-woon’s I Saw The Devil comes to mind, but this one might be a little more crazier. In a recent Variety article, Kim had this to say about One On One: “Whether you agree with the ending or not, if you don’t feel like you are being killed, you should not watch it.”
Kim is a filmmaker known for his lurid art house films. Think Takashi Miike (Audition) and Wong Kar-wai (Happy Together) rolled into one, but with enough of his own craft that his films stand on their own. Basically, if you don’t catch yourself saying “how beautiful” one minute, then “What the f–k?” the next, then it’s probably not a Kim Ki-Duk flick.
One On One will open the Venice Film Festival’s Venice Days section on August 27. Until then, here’s the trailer. You’ll never look at a pair of New Balance sneakers the same way ever again…
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