Ignacio Rodríguez

Antofagasta, Chile, 1989

 

Director
Kang Je-kyu is a screenwriter, director and producer. He made his directing debut in 1996 with the love story with elements of phantasy Eunhaengnamoo chimdae (The Gingko Bed, 1996). His next film, action spy story Swiri (1999) became very popular. Afterwards he directed the drama about two brothers during the Korean War Taegukgi hwinalrimyeo (Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War, 2004), which won awards for best director and best film at the Asian-Pacific Film Festival in 2005. His next film Mai wei (My Way, 2011) was also a war drama but somewhat less successful. Afterwards, he directed the short film Min-ussi o-neun nal (Awaiting, 2014), a segment in the omnibus Beautiful 2014 (2014) and the romantic drama Jang-su Sahng-hoe (Salut d'amour, 2014), which is his last film at the time.

Filmography


Films by this director

La Chupilca del Diablo

(2012)

Directed by: Ignacio Rodríguez
PHOTOGRAPHY: Matías Illanes
Synopsis:

Old Eladio is used to living alone. After a decade of solitary life and work in his own small factory of alcoholic drinks, he is not eager to change his habits. Now he is dying and has very little time left. Even though his factory is in dire need of modernization and he is in danger of losing much of its business, he does not want to change anything. A visit from his oldest grandson brings him hope that there is salvation for his factory and also enables him to reestablish his long-lost connect...

digital, color, 103 min
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