'' Arirang '' ( ) is a 2011 South Korean documentary film by Kim Ki-duk . The film addresses a personal crisis Kim went through , sparked by an incident during the filming of his previous film , '' Dream '' , where the lead actress nearly died by hanging , and by the departure of a couple of close colleagues , including the director Jang Hoon . The title comes from a Korean folk song with the same title . In a heavily line-broken text released about the film , Kim writes that " Through '' Arirang '' I understand human beings , thank the nature , and accept my life as it is now . " Kim produced the film entirely on his own . It premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival , and won the top award for best film
2011 Cannes Film Festival
2011 Cannes Film Festival
Arirang (2011 film)