Dissolve (2019 film)

Dissolve^[1][2] (Korean: 딘, 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]

Dissolve
Film poster
Korean	딘
Directed by	Kim Ki-duk
Written by	Kim Ki-duk
Starring	Dinara Zhumagaliyeva Sanjar Madi Aruzhan Moldagaliyeva
Release date	September 19, 2019 (2019-09-19) (Almaty)
Running time	80 minutes[1]
Countries	South Korea Kazakhstan
Language	Russian

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