Poetry

Poetry

139 mins | Drama | May 13, 2010

Grandmother Mi Ja works part-time as a caretaker, and struggles to raise a teen grandson by herself. Despite her tough situation, she speaks softly, dresses fashionably, and approaches the world with child-like curiosity. Enrolling in a poetry class, she endeavors to capture life in verse form, but her simple dream of completing a poem is stalled by the early signs of Alzheimer's disease and the heavy financial and emotional burden of her grandson's shocking wrongdoing.

Poetry

139 mins | Drama | May 13, 2010

Poetry
Grandmother Mi Ja works part-time as a caretaker, and struggles to raise a teen grandson by herself. Despite her tough situation, she speaks softly, dresses fashionably, and approaches the world with child-like curiosity. Enrolling in a poetry class, she endeavors to capture life in verse form, but her simple dream of completing a poem is stalled by the early signs of Alzheimer's disease and the heavy financial and emotional burden of her grandson's shocking wrongdoing.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers Diaphana Films, UniKorea Pictures, Pinehouse Film, Finecut, Next Entertainment World, Diaphana Edition Video, KT Capital Corporation
Original title
Directors Park Jung-bum, Lee Chang-dong
Writers Lee Chang-dong

Cast

Yoon Jeong-hee

as Yang Mi-ja

Lee Da-wit

as Jong-wook

Kim Hee-ra

as Elder Kang

Ahn Nae-sang

as Ki-beom's Father

Kim Yong-taek

as Poet

Park Myung-shin

as Hee-jin's Mother

Jang Hye-jin

as Mr. Kang's Second Daughter-in-Law

Kim Nam-jin

as Soo-ok

Kim Jong-goo

as Park Sang-tae

Kim Hye-jung

as Jo Mi-hye

Min Bok-gi

as Soon-jeong's Father

Kim Ja-young

as Bus Woman

Kim Gye-sun

as Supermarket woman

Kim Eun-yeong

as Bus woman

Choi Moon-soon

as Head teacher

Park Hyun-woo

as Wook's friend