Poetry

Poetry

2010 · 139 min · KO · 7.6 (272 votes)
Dir. Lee Chang-dong · Starring Yoon Jeong-hee, David Lee, Kim Hee-ra, Ahn Nae-sang, Kim Yong-taek, Park Myung-shin
Drama

A sexagenarian South Korean woman enrolls in a poetry class as she grapples with her faltering memory and her grandson's appalling wrongdoing.

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A quiet, devastating exploration of memory's fragility and the quiet dignity of facing life's harsh realities. It’s a film that lingers, offering profound beauty amidst profound sorrow, like a delicate poem itself.

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