France / May 19, 2010 / Cannes Film Festival
2h 19min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
A South Korean woman in her sixties enrolls in a poetry class as she grapples with her faltering memory and her grandson's appalling wrongdoing.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Kim Eun-yeong | 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 |
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| Hong Kyeong-yeon | Poetry lecture female student 2 |
| Kim Yong-ran | Poetry lecture female student 3 |
| Hwang Ja-kyeong | Poetry lecture female student 4 |
| Jung Eun-kyoung | 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 |
| Jeong Jae-ho | Doctor 1 |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 시 |
| Original language | 한국어/조선말 (KO) |
| Spoken languages | 한국어/조선말 |
| Production countries | South Korea |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | UniKorea Pictures, Pinehouse Film |
| Official site | diaphana.fr |
| Release date | 13 maggio 2010 |
| Executive producer | Choi Seong-min, Youm Tae-soon, Jung Myung-soo, Michel Saint-Jean, Lee Seung-ho |
| Production | Lee Dong-ha, Lee Joon-dong |
| Writer | Lee Chang-dong |
| Editing | Kim Hyun, Lee Hye-min, Kim Hyung-shek, Lee Yong-kii |
| Cinematography | Kim Hyun-seok |
| Assistant directors | Park Jung-bum, Lee Chang-dong, Lee Mi-rang |
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| Lighting | Kim Bada |
| Camera operators | Kim Hyun-seok |
| Additional photography | Kim Hyun-seok |
| Production design | Shin Jeom-hee |
| Art direction | Shin Jeom-hee |
| Set decoration | Shin Jeom-hee |
| Special effects | Kim Gwang-su |
| Visual effects | Kim Gwang-su |
| Music | Han Myung-hwan, Lee Seung-chul |
| Sound | Han Myung-hwan, Lee Seung-chul |
| Costume design | Yi Choong-yun, Hwang Hyun-gyu |
| Makeup | Yi Choong-yun, Hwang Hyun-gyu |
| Hairstyling | Yi Choong-yun, Hwang Hyun-gyu |
| Revenue | 349.899 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Brazil / Sep 24, 2010 / Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Germany / Oct 01, 2010 / Hamburg Film Festival
Theatrical release
South Korea / May 13, 2010 / 15
France / Aug 25, 2010
United States / Feb 11, 2011
Brazil / Feb 25, 2011
Digital
Japan / Nov 28, 2010 / PG12
Physical media
France / Jan 05, 2011
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