Kim Ki-duk's 'Amen' premieres in San Sebastian

Amen, South Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-duk's latest work, will have its world premiere at the San Sebastian Film Festival tomorrow. Both director and leading actress Kim Ye-na will be at the fest to present the film, but I'll get back to them tomorrow, as I'm meeting them for an interview a mere hour after the first screening of the film.

As it happened with his documentary Arirang at Cannes, where it won the 'Un Certain Regard' award, Amen has been one of the last additions to the competition strand here in San Sebastian.

A festival favourite, Kim Ki-duk is a filmmaker to follow whenever one of his films is in competition. He has scored wins at Cannes, Venice and Berlin, and he already received here the Audience Award for Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring in 2003, as well as the 2004 FIPRESCI Film of the Year Award for 3-Iron, a prize which is traditionally bestowed upon its winner at the opening ceremony here in San Sebastian. (Terence Malick's The Tree of Life is being awarded the prize at this very moment just accross the street).

I'll tell you more about the film tomorrow. For now, check out the trailer and the succinct official summary.

The film, integrally shot in Europe, narrates the mysterious voyage of a young Korean girl and her encounters with a man on her trail.