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Pieta
2012
· Movie
· 104 min
C
MEANRANK
70/100
Every rating
56–73
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is AlloCiné on 56, highest is Kinopoisk on 73.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A cold-hearted loan shark in Seoul thrives on crippling debtors until a mysterious woman appears, claiming to be the mother who abandoned him at birth. Her sudden presence begins to unsettle his cruel and routine existence. As he grapples with this unexpected connection, his hardened demeanor starts to fracture. The man is forced to confront a past he never knew and the possibility of redemption amidst his violent profession.
Details
- Director
- Kim Ki-duk
- Writer
- Kim Ki-duk
- Released
- 6 September 2012
- Country
- South Korea
- Language
- Korean
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $103.0K
- Box office
- $6.6M
- Awards
- 29 wins, 19 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 48 →29 wins from 48 nominations across 19 ceremonies
| 17th Satellite Awards 2012 | Best Original Screenplay | Pietà | Nominee |
| 17th Satellite Awards 2012 | Best Director | Kim Ki-duk | Nominee |
| 17th Satellite Awards 2012 | Best Foreign Language Film | Pietà | Winner |
| 22nd Buil Film Awards 2012 | Best Art Direction | Lee Hyun-joo | Nominee |
| 22nd Buil Film Awards 2012 | Best Actress | Jo Min-su | Nominee |
| 23rd Fantasporto Director's Week 2012 | Best Film | Pietà | Winner |
| 23rd Fantasporto Director's Week 2012 | Best Actress | Jo Min-su | Winner |
| 2nd Shin Young-kyun Arts and Culture Foundation's Beautiful Artist Awards 2012 | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Kim Ki-duk | Winner |
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32nd Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actress | Jo Min-su | Winner |
| Best Director | Kim Ki-duk | Winner |
| Best Film | Pietà | Winner |
| FIPRESCI Award | Pietà | Winner |
69th Venice International Film Festival
4 nominations, 4 won
| Golden Lion | Kim Ki-duk | Winner |
| Golden Mouse | Kim Ki-duk | Winner |
| Little Golden Lion | Kim Ki-duk | Winner |
| Nazareno Taddei Award | Kim Ki-duk | Winner |
Korea Film Actor's Association
3 nominations, 3 won
| Achievement Award | Lee Jung-jin | Winner |
| Achievement Award | Jo Min-su | Winner |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Kim Ki-duk | Winner |
Korean Popular Culture and Art Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Order of Cultural Merit | Kim Ki-duk | Winner |
| Order of Cultural Merit | Lee Jung-jin | Winner |
| Order of Cultural Merit | Jo Min-su | Winner |
49th Grand Bell Awards
7 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Jo Min-su | Winner |
| Special Jury Prize | Kim Ki-duk | Winner |
| Best Director | Kim Ki-duk | Nominee |
| Best Film | Pietà | Nominee |
| Best New Actor | Woo Gi-hong | Nominee |
| Best New Actress | Kang Eun-jin | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kang Eun-jin | Nominee |
23rd Fantasporto Director's Week
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Jo Min-su | Winner |
| Best Film | Pietà | Winner |
4th KOFRA Film Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Jo Min-su | Winner |
| Best Film | Pietà | Winner |
7th Asian Film Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Favorite Actress | Jo Min-su | Winner |
| Best Actress | Jo Min-su | Nominee |
| Best Director | Kim Ki-duk | Nominee |
| Best Film | Pietà | Nominee |
17th Satellite Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Pietà | Winner |
| Best Director | Kim Ki-duk | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Pietà | Nominee |
33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Film | Pietà | Winner |
| Best Director | Kim Ki-duk | Nominee |
| Best Leading Actress | Jo Min-su | Nominee |
6th Asia Pacific Screen Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Jury Grand Prize | Jo Min-su | Winner |
| Best Actress | Jo Min-su | Nominee |
2nd Shin Young-kyun Arts and Culture Foundation's Beautiful Artist Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Grand Prize (Daesang) | Kim Ki-duk | Winner |
9th Dubai International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director (Muhr AsiaAfrica) | Kim Ki-duk | Winner |
Korean Art Critics' Conference
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Artist Award | Kim Ki-duk | Winner |
Tokyo Filmex
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award | Kim Ki-duk | Winner |
Women in Film Korea Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Technical Award (Music Composer) | Park In-young | Winner |
49th Baeksang Arts Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actress | Jo Min-su | Nominee |
| Best Director | Kim Ki-duk | Nominee |
| Best Film | Pietà | Nominee |
22nd Buil Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Jo Min-su | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction | Lee Hyun-joo | Nominee |
Black Movie Film Festival
1 nomination
| Critics Prize | Kim Ki-duk | Nominee |