Movie Details:
Korean title | 피에타 |
Also known as | Pieta P‘iet‘a |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean, English |
Genre | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
Release date | September 3, 2012 (Venice Film Festival) September 6, 2012 (South Korea) |
Running time | 1hr 45min |
Starring | Lee Jung-jin Jo Min-su |
Directed by | Kim Ki-duk |
Written by | Kim Ki-duk |
Produced by | Kim Soon-mo Kim Ki-duk |
Cinematography by | Cho Young-jik |
Edited by | Kim Ki-duk |
Music by | Park In-young |
Production Company | Good Film Finecut Kim Ki-Duk Film |
Distributor | NEW (South Korea) Drafthouse Films (United States) |
Box office collection | US$3,601,250 |
Cast & Characters:
- Lee Jung-jin as Lee Kang-do
- Jo Min-su as Jang Mi-sun
- Kang Eun-jin as Myeong-ja, Hun-cheol’s wife
- Woo Gi-hong as Hun-cheol
- Cho Jae-ryong as Tae-seung
- Lee Myeong-ja as Mother of man who committed suicide using drugs
- Heo Jun-seok as Man who committed suicide
- Kwon Se-in as Man with guitar
- Song Mun-su as Man who committed suicide by falling
- Kim Beom-jun as Myeongdong man
- Son Jong-hak as Loan shark boss
- Jin Yong-ok as Wheelchair man
- Kim Seo-hyeon as Old woman
- Yu Ha-bok as Container man
- Seo Jae-gyeong as Kid
- Kim Jae-rok as Monk
- Lee Won-jang as Sang-gu, committed suicide by hanging
- Kim Sun-mo as Jong-do’s neighbour
- Kang Seung-hyeon as neighbouring shop owner
- Hwang Sun-hui as old woman
Storyline:
A loan shark is forced to reconsider his violent lifestyle after the arrival of a mysterious woman claiming to be his long-lost mother.
About Movie:
Pietà (Korean: 피에타) is a South Korean crime thriller film directed by Kim Ki-duk. It stars Lee Jung-jin and Jo Min-su. The film’s title refers to the iconic Italian sculpture Pietà, symbolizing depictions of the Virgin Mary holding the body of Jesus.
The film made its world premiere at the 69th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the prestigious Golden Lion, becoming the first Korean film to earn the top award at one of the world’s major international film festivals—Venice, Cannes, or Berlin.
In 2022, the Indian action film Theal, directed by Harikumar, loosely adapted Pietà to an Indian setting, offering a different cultural lens on the original story.