After a sojourn into other realms, and a self-imposed
year-long hiatus from the industry—sort of, he did release the documentary
“Arirang” in the interim—controversial director Kim Ki-duk is back to doing
what he does best, making grim, tough to watch movies about a bad man doing
terrible things to people. While his latest film, “Pieta,” never reaches he
highs of other recent South Korean revenge films, never truly delivering that
strong emotional connection, it is a gritty, visceral ride nonetheless.
