Kim Tae-yong (director, born 1987)

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Kim Tae-yong
Born (1987-03-20) March 20, 1987 (age 37)
Alma mater Sejong University - Department of Film Arts
Occupation(s) Film director,
screenwriter
Korean name
Hangul
김태용
Revised Romanization Gim Tae-yong
McCune–Reischauer Kim T'ae-yong

Kim Tae-yong (born March 20, 1987) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Kim got into filmmaking before he turned 20 years old, after watching and inspired by the film The Son by directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. [1] [2]

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His directorial feature debut Set Me Free (2014), critically acclaimed for its stable scriptwriting and direction, [1] is based on his own story. [3]

Filmography

Awards

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References

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