..Gary Dretzka
..Noah Forrest
..Leonard Klady
..R.J. Matson
..David Poland
..Douglas Pratt
..Ray Pride
..Michael Wilmington

September 12 , 2004

Sony Pictures Classics Acquires "3-Iron"
for North America

Award Winning Film at the Venice Film Festival Scheduled to Make
North American Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival

New York, September 11 ­ Sony Pictures Classics today announced the acquisition of North American rights to Kim Ki-duk¹s extraordinary new film, 3-IRON starring Jae Hee and Lee Seung-yun. The film was a surprise competition entry at the 2004 Venice Film Festival and was awarded the Leone d'Argento (Special Award for Best Direction) and the Fipresci Award
(Best Film in Competition). 3-IRON will make it¹s North American premiere at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival.

In his eleventh film Kim Ki-duk¹s curious point of view on ordinary life is carried to yet another extreme in 3-IRON. The film is an absorbing story of freedom found within the dull, domestic prisons erected by power, money and social convention and the love that dispels the horror vacui of emotional emptiness. Like a symphony of carefully orchestrated tunes, Kim composes a new reality exploring yet another variation on the theme of love ­ one of great strength and creativity. 3-IRON is a work of powerful silences.

³We are excited to be working again with Sony Pictures Classics,² says Youngjoo Suh, managing director, for CineClick Asia. ³Their commitment to making ŒSpring Summer Fall WinterŠand Spring¹ the most successful Korean film released in North America was unparalleled.²

In a joint statement from Sony Pictures Classics: ³¹Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...Spring¹ is quite a success. It opened in April and it is still playing in theaters. Ki-duk¹s new movie 3-IRON once again proves what a great film master he has become. This is a major work from a world-class filmmaker.²

Directed, produced, written and edited by prolific Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-duk, 3-IRON is executive produced by Michio Suzukt, with cinematography by Jang Seong-back, production Design by Art Chungsol, sound by Jung Jin-wook and music by Slvian.

Sony Pictures Classics Co-President¹s Michael Barker, Tom Bernard and Dylan Leiner, SVP of Acquisition and Productions, negotiated the deal for Sony Pictures Classics, and Youngjoo Suh, managing director, for CineClick Asia.