Pietà

Crime Drama Thriller

South Korea

English, Korean

September 6, 2012

1hr 45min

Status: released

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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.