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Poetry ()

Shi (original title)
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A sixty-something woman, faced with the discovery of a heinous family crime and in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, finds strength and purpose when she enrolls in a poetry class.
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Yang Mi-ja
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Jong-wook
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Elder Kang
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Ki-beom's Father
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Poet Kim Yong-taek
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Hee-jin's Mother
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Park Sang-tae
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Jo Mi-hye
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Soon-jeong's Father
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Mr. Kang's second daughter-in-law
Kwon Hyeok-soo ...
Read the poem member
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Bus woman
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Soo-ok
Choi Yong-hyun ...
Lee Dong-gyoo

Directed by

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Lee Chang-dong

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Lee Chang-dong ... ()

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Sung-min Choi ... executive producer
Lee Dong-ha ... co-producer
Myung-soo Jung ... co-executive producer
Joon-dong Lee ... producer
Michel Saint-Jean ... co-executive producer
Lee Seung-ho ... co-executive producer
Tae-soon Youm ... executive producer

Cinematography by

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Hyun Seok Kim

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Hyun Kim

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Yong-gi Lee ... colorist

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Jum-hee Shin ... (as Jeom-hui Sihm)

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Choong-yeon Lee

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Hyun-kyu Hwang ... makeup and hair

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Park Jung-bum ... assistant director (as Jung-bum Park)

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Seung-cheol Lee ... sound

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Bada Kim ... lighting technician

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Eun-hee Her ... chief financial officer

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Mark Siegmund ... thanks

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Also Known As
  • Poetry (France)
  • Poetry (World-wide, English title)
  • Poetry (Canada, English title)
  • Poetry (United States)
  • Poetry (United Kingdom)
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Runtime
  • 139 min
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Box Office

Budget KRW1,300,000,000 (estimated)

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Trivia The idea for the film had its origin in a real-life case where a small town schoolgirl had been raped by a gang of teenage boys. When director Lee Chang-dong heard about the incident, it made an impact on him, although he hadn't been interested in basing a film on the actual events. Later, during a visit in Japan, Lee saw a television program in his hotel room. The program was edited entirely from relaxing shots of nature, "a peaceful river, birds flying, fishermen on the sea with soft new-age music in the background," and a vision for a possible feature film started to form. "Suddenly, it reminded me of that horrible incident, and the word 'poetry' and the image of a 60-year old woman came up in my mind. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Cannes Film Festival 2010 (2010). See more »
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