The darling of the film festivals; a director of genius — He died of a barbiturate/cocaine overdose at age 36. Sex, drugs, sadism and Weltschmerz: The orgiastic life and tragic death of Germany's greatest filmmaker.
Lee Sun-kyun, who played a lead role in Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar-winning film, committed suicide after a 19-hour police interrogation about his alleged drug use.