Cast
Jeon Do-yeon 
Song Kang-ho Jo Yeong-jin
Credits
Written by: 
Lee Chang-dong
Plot
A widow moves to her late husband's home town of Miryang, where her son is kidnapped, and she turns to religion.
Sinekatalog’s take
Lee Chang-dong's drama follows a widow shattered by loss and tangled with faith. Jeon Do-yeon won Best Actress at Cannes for a shattering performance in a long, quietly devastating film.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (11,085 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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