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Ongoing Smile

A cinematic love letter to one of the world's most renowned festival gurus
Sep 23, 2013 · 52m
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At the age of 74, many people retire themselves or go and spend the rest of their life in elderly’s house. But Kim Dong-Ho has made the decision to live like a young and energetic man until the end of his life. He gets up early around 4 am every morning. He does his exercise for an hour. Then he checks the news and respond to his emails. After that, he takes the bus to his work. He is currently working in a university of film and media, which he has launched himself two years ago. KIM is the same man whom established the largest Asian Film Festival when he was almost 60 years old. Now that he is 74 years old, he has just decided to make his first film as a director.

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CAST

Kim Dong-ho
Self
Ahn Sung-ki
Self
Juliette Binoche
Self
Roger Garcia
Self
Kang Soo-youn
Self
Kim Ki-duk
Self
Ye Ji-won
Self
Directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf

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Status
Released
Original language
FA
Budget
—
Revenue
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Production
Makhmalbaf Film House Productions
Country
KR, IR

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