Pieta
2012 · Movie · NR · 104 min · ★ 7.0 · 73% critics
A ruthless debt collector who enforces loans through brutal intimidation is shaken when a mysterious woman appears, claiming to be the mother who abandoned him long ago. As she pushes her way into his daily life, his hard shell begins to crack, forcing him to confront guilt, compassion, and the human cost of his work.
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Details
- Original title
- 피에타
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-09-06
- Language
- Korean
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 73/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (419 votes)
- Box office
- $3,623,330
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a harsh, emotionally heavy Korean revenge drama that mixes brutality with uneasy tenderness, similar to Time or 3-Iron; Not for you if you avoid disturbing scenes, bleak themes, or slow-burn pacing.
Pros: intense moral drama; gripping character shift; bleak social critique | Cons: very depressing tone; disturbing sexual violence; slow, uneven pacing
Themes
- revenge
- attempted rape
- incest
- mature
- long lost relative
- child abandonment
- loan shark
Awards & recognition
- Golden Lion · 2012
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2013 · nominated
Cast & crew
Cho Min-soo
as Mi-sun
Lee Jung-jin
as Gang-do
Woo Ki-hong
as Hun-cheol
Kang Eun-jin
as Myeong-ja
Heo Joon-seok
as Suicidal Man (uncredited)
Kwon Yul
as Man with Guitar (uncredited)
Jin Yong-uk
as Shop Owner in Wheelchair (uncredited)
Yoo Ha-bok
as Container Man (uncredited)
Kim Jae-rok
as Monk (uncredited)
Directed by Kim Ki-duk