Cast
Yoon Jeong-hee Lee David Kim Hira
Credits
Written by: 
Lee Chang-dong
Plot
Mija, a sixty-six-year-old woman living in a small Korean town and caring for her grandson, takes a poetry class at the same time as she is diagnosed with the early stages of Alzheimer's. She learns that her grandson is involved in a terrible crime, and tries to find the words and the moral strength to respond. Lee Chang-dong's 2010 film won the Best Screenplay prize at Cannes.
Sinekatalog’s take
Lee Chang-dong's quiet drama follows an elderly woman in early dementia joining a poetry class while facing a terrible family secret. Yoon Jeong-hee is extraordinary in a delicate, devastating, profoundly humane film.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.8 / 10 (15,183 votes)
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