Ifilimu yaseKorea UKim duk lubanzi, futhi ngokwalo lucebile kakhulu ngezingathekiso, nakuba ikakhulukazi lusuka ekusetshenzisweni kwezinsiza zokulalelwayo nokubonwayo.
Ngokubheja okuphumelele kakhulu ku-«intwasahlobo, ihlobo, ikwindla, ubusika, futhi intwasahlobo«, Umqondisi ukwazile ukunqoba zonke izinhlobo zemingcele, futhi wathakazelisa izethameli ezingajwayele amakhodi nezikhathi ze-cinema yaseKorea. Manje, ukuthola amafilimu akhe esikweletu afana nokuthi "Insimbi 3«,«I-arc»Futhi«Isikhathi«, UKim Ki Duk akazange ehlise izingalo zakhe futhi wavela futhi nomsebenzi wakhe wakamuva, onesihloko esithi«Breath".
Njengoba kuvame ukwenzeka nge-cinema yakhe, kuthatha isikhathi ukuthi wonke amakhadi ehle, futhi umuzwa wefilimu ugcina uvale kwelinye. Bese, "Breath"akunjalo. Umbhangqwana oshadile onendodakazi encane, umyeni uyamkhohlisa, futhi owesifazane, engajabule njengoba eziveza, unesithakazelo esiboshweni "sejele lokufa", lapho ugcina khona iziboshwa zigwetshwe isigwebo sentambo. Omunye wabo, ngemva kwemizamo eminingi yokuzibulala, ubuyela esitokisini lapho kuzomele alinde khona ukuze kukhishwe isigwebo sakhe. Kodwa uyahamba ayomvakashela, futhi amthathe, kukho konke ukuvakasha kwakhe, inkathi ngayinye yonyaka angayiboni. Futhi bawela othandweni, ngoba okuncane akukwazanga ukwenzeka. Bangena othandweni lomlilo owabekwa kubo okwedlule. Njengoba evalelwe ngenxa yokubulala umkakhe namadodakazi akhe, futhi uletha intukuthelo yomshado ekubhujisweni. Kodwa izinto zihlala ziba nzima, futhi bashintshana ngokungalindelekile ebhayisikobho uKim Ki Duk. Futhi kungenxa yokuthi ngokubuka ifilimu kuphela uzokwazi ukuqonda ukuthi ngiqonde ukuthini.
Enye yamafilimu akhe amaningi amahle, engiwacabangela ngezansi Insimbi 3, noma ka Ihlobo lasentwasahlobo…, kodwa iseyinhle kakhulu ngezindlela zayo. Ngiyamncoma, kanye nayo yonke ifilimu yakhe.