Poetry
Film

Poetry

2010 · 139 min · ★ 7.5 · Dir. Lee Chang-dong

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.

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Starring

Yoon Jeong-hee
Yoon Jeong-hee
Yang Mi-ja
Lee Da-wit
Lee Da-wit
Jong-wook
Kim Hee-ra
Kim Hee-ra
Elder Kang
Ahn Nae-sang
Ahn Nae-sang
Ki-beom's Father
Kim Yong-taek
Poet
Park Myung-shin
Park Myung-shin
Hee-jin's Mother
Kim Min-jae
Kim Min-jae
Detective Kim
Jang Hye-jin
Jang Hye-jin
Mr. Kang's Second Daughter-in-Law
Kim Nam-jin
Kim Nam-jin
Soo-ok
Kim Jong-goo
Kim Jong-goo
Park Sang-tae
Kim Hye-jung
Jo Mi-hye
Min Bok-gi
Min Bok-gi
Soon-jeong's Father
Kim Ja-young
Kim Ja-young
Bus Woman
Kwon Hyuk-soo
Kwon Hyuk-soo
Read the Poem Member
Kim Eun-yeong
Bus woman
Kim Gye-sun
Supermarket woman
Choi Moon-soon
Head teacher
Park Hyun-Woo
Wook's friend