Poetry (2010)
Overview
A sexagenarian South Korean woman enrolls in a poetry class as she grapples with her faltering memory and her grandson's appalling wrongdoing.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $349,899.00 |
| Original Language | ko |
| Popularity | 3.57 |
Directed By
Lee Chang-dong
Crew
Lee Chang-dong
Lee Chang-dong
Choi Seong-min
Youm Tae-soon
Kim Hyun
Yi Choong-yun
Lee Mi-rang
Lee Hye-min
Kim Hyung-shek
Kim Gwang-su
Shin Jeom-hee
Kim Hyun-seok
Lee Joon-dong
Lee Dong-ha
Han Myung-hwan
Hwang Hyun-gyu
Park Jung-bum
Jung Myung-soo
Lee Seung-ho
Michel Saint-Jean
Lee Seung-chul
Kim Bada
Lee Yong-gi
TOP CAST
Yoon Jeong-hee
Yang Mi-ja
David Lee
Jong-wook
Kim Hee-ra
Elder Kang
Ahn Nae-sang
Ki-beom's Father
Kim Yong-taek
Poet
Park Myung-shin
Hee-jin's Mother
Jang Hye-jin
Mr. Kang's Second Daughter-in-Law
Kim Nam-jin
Soo-ok
Kim Jong-goo
Park Sang-tae
Kim Hye-jung
Jo Mi-hye
Min Bok-gi
Soon-jeong's Father
Kim Ja-young
Bus Woman
Kim Gye-sun
Supermarket Woman
Eun-yeong Kim
Bus Woman
Choi Moon-soon
Head Teacher
Park Hyun-woo
Wook's Friend
Nam Joong-gyu
Wook's Friend
Yoo Chang-sook
VIllage Grandma
Lee Jong-yeol
Jong-cheols Father
Park Woo-yeol
Tae-yeols Father
Park Joong-sin
Byeong-jins Father
Hong Seong-beom
Reporter Oh Dong-min
Lee Kye-young
Poetry recitation president
Jang Yeong-joo
Poetry lecture female student 1
Hong Kyeong-yeon
Poetry lecture female student 2
Kim Yong-ran
Poetry lecture female student 3
Hwang Ja-kyeong
Poetry lecture female student 4
Jeong Eun-gyeong
Poetry lecture female student 5
Jeong Dae-yong
Poetry lecture male student 1
Yoo Min-seok
Poetry lecture male student 2
Choi Yong-hyeon
Lee Dong-hyoo
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