Prosecutors: S. Korean director investigated in abuse case
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — South Korean prosecutors are investigating award-winning film director Kim Ki-duk after an actress accused him of hitting her and trying to force her into shooting off-script sexual scenes while making a 2013 movie.
An official from the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office on Thursday said the director will be questioned but it hasn’t been determined when. He spoke on condition of anonymity because of office rules.
Ahn Byung-ho, an official from the Federation of Korea Movie Workers’ Union, said the actress dropped out from the filming after Kim allegedly abused her and recently reported the case to the union after suffering from “psychological pain” for years.
The movie, “Moebius,” a dark and violent story about an estranged family, was released in 2013 after Kim finished filming with a different actress.