Award-winning South Korean director Kim Ki-duk dead at 59 from Covid-19


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News reports from Russia said the director died in the hospital from complications associated with Covid-19. Photo: AFP

South Korean movie director Kim Ki-duk died of complications from Covid-19 in Latvia on Friday.

News reports from Russia said the director died in the hospital from complications associated with Covid-19.

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