Dissolve (2019 film) explained

Dissolve
Native Name:
Director:	Ki-duk Kim
Starring:	Dinara Zhumagaliyeva Sanjar Madi Aruzhan Moldagaliyeva
Runtime:	80 minutes
Country:	South Korea Kazakhstan
Language:	Russian

Dissolve^{[1] [2]} (Russian: Растворяться) is a 2019 feature-length drama film by the South Korean art-house director Kim Ki-Duk. It was shot in Kazakhstan with local actors^[3] and premiered at the Cannes Film Market under the temporary title 3000.^[4]

It was screened at the Almaty Film Festival in Kazakhstan on 19 September 2019,^{[5] [6]} where it was compared to Kim's earlier film Samaritan Girl.^[7]

This was Kim's final film before his death the following year.

Plot

In Almaty, a sheltered and chaste woman named Din sees her life intertwined with the experiences of a prostitute who looks like her.^{[7] [8]}

Cast

• Dinara Zhumagaliyeva as Din
• Sanjar Madi as Nurlan

Notes and References

1. Web site: Official Selection Film-12 - Almaty Film Festival . 2020-05-27 . 2020-05-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200527011108/https://almatyfilmfestival.com/en/official-selection-film-12/ . dead .
2. Web site: Dissolve (2019) – MUBI .
3. News: Korean. 김기덕 감독 신작 '딘' 칸 바이어들에게만 공개. 5 September 2019 . The Chosun Ilbo.
4. News: Scandal-ridden director Kim Ki-duk's newest film screened at Cannes. 5 September 2019 . The Korea Herald.
5. Web site: Screening Schedule - Almaty Film Festival .
6. News: The Almaty Film Festival is ready to kick off .
7. Web site: Russian. Ким Ки Дук снял фильм в Казахстане. О чём он, и почему из него вырезали сцены секса? .
8. Web site: Dissolve. Berlinale Talents.