RAM Releasing, the genre shingle of Film Movement, announces today that MOEBIUS, the latest from acclaimed Korean director Kim Ki-Duk (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter…and Spring) opens in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago throughout August, and will be available to audiences nationwide via cable and digital VOD on August 29.
When she catches her husband having an affair, a woman attempts to castrate the cheater for his wrongdoing. Unsuccessful, she instead inflicts the unspeakable act on her own son, setting off a series of grotesque yet provocative events ranging from a hurried genital transplant to pain-inflicted orgasms that all merge in a continuous thread of delirious storytelling. With both husband and son damaged and living in grief, the wife returns as the family heads towards destruction even more horrific than before.
Kim Ki-Duk, whose signature style pushes the limits of challenging filmmaking and often blows right through them, won the Golden Lion with Pieta at Venice Film Festival last year. The prolific director is set to shock audiences again with Moebius, his latest perverse statement on family tensions, sexual boundaries and society’s issues with each.
The platform theatrical release sees Moebius opening in Los Angeles on August 8 (at The Cinefamily), New York City on August 15 (at Cinema Village) and Chicago on August 22 (at Facets). On August 29, the film becomes available on cable VOD at all major providers (Comcast, Time Warner, Cox, Verizon, et al) and digital VOD at iTunes, Amazon Instant, Google Play, Vudu, Xbox, Playstation, Rovi and Samsung Hub.
Kim as a filmmaker has achieved a shocking film that touches upon almost every taboo imaginable and does so with elegance and an unshakable sense of control, making him an Asian horror auteur to watch for!
-Erik Myers, Bloody Disgusting
Not for the faint at hearts! A gruesome tale of a bloody, vicious cricle of sexual frenzy, jealousy and outrageous violence.
-Dan Fainaru, Screen Daily