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Poetry
2010
· Movie
· 139 min
A
MEANRANK
82/100
Every rating
74–100
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 74, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 100. Critics average 94, everyone else 79.
See the most agreed on films →An elderly woman named Mija, who is beginning to show signs of Alzheimer's disease, enrolls in a poetry class to find beauty in her life. At the same time, she is faced with a grave family crisis: her grandson is involved in a heinous crime with his friends, and their families are pooling money to pay off the victim's mother. Mija must grapple with her fading memory, her moral conscience, and the task of writing a single poem.
Details
- Director
- Lee Chang-dong
- Writer
- Lee Chang-dong
- Studio
- UniKorea Pictures, Pinehouse Film
- Released
- 13 May 2010
- Country
- South Korea
- Language
- Korean
- Runtime
- 139 min
- Box office
- $349.9K
- Awards
- 28 wins, 25 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 53 →2 major awards won · 28 wins from 53 nominations across 24 ceremonies
| Cannes Film Festival 2010 | Best Screenplay | Lee Chang-dong | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2010 | Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention | Lee Chang-dong | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2010 | Palme d'Or | Lee Chang-dong | Nominee |
| Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2010 | Achievement in Directing | Lee Chang-dong | Winner |
| Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2010 | Best Screenplay | Lee Chang-dong | Nominee |
| Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2010 | Best Performance by an Actress | Yoon Jeong-hee | Winner |
| Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2010 | Best Feature Film | Poetry | Nominee |
| Asian Film Awards 2010 | Best Film | Poetry | Nominee |
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Cannes Film Festival
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Screenplay | Lee Chang-dong | Winner |
| Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention | Lee Chang-dong | Winner |
| Palme d'Or | Lee Chang-dong | Nominee |
Grand Bell Awards
7 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actress | Yoon Jeong-hee | Winner |
| Best Film | Poetry | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Lee Chang-dong | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Kim Hee-ra | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Kim Hyun-seok | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Lee Choong-yeon | Nominee |
| Best Director | Lee Chang-dong | Nominee |
Korean Film Awards
7 nominations, 3 won
| Best Director | Lee Chang-dong | Winner |
| Best Film | Poetry | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Lee Chang-dong | Winner |
| Best Actress | Yoon Jeong-hee | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Kim Hyeon | Nominee |
| Best New Actor | Lee David | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Lee Seung-chul | Nominee |
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Achievement in Directing | Lee Chang-dong | Winner |
| Best Performance by an Actress | Yoon Jeong-hee | Winner |
| Best Feature Film | Poetry | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Lee Chang-dong | Nominee |
Asian Film Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Lee Chang-dong | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Lee Chang-dong | Winner |
| Best Film | Poetry | Nominee |
Buil Film Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Film | Poetry | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Lee Chang-dong | Winner |
Fribourg International Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| FIPRESCI Prize | Lee Chang-dong | Winner |
| Grand Prix | Lee Chang-dong | Winner |
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Film | Poetry | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Lee Chang-dong | Winner |
Baeksang Arts Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Director | Lee Chang-dong | Winner |
| Best Actress | Yoon Jeong-hee | Nominee |
| Best Film | Poetry | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Lee Chang-dong | Nominee |
Chlotrudis Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Lee Chang-dong | Winner |
| Best Actress | Yoon Jeong-hee | Nominee |
| Best Movie | Poetry | Nominee |
Cinemanila International Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Yoon Jeong-hee | Winner |
| Lino Brocka Award | Lee Chang-dong | Nominee |
Blue Dragon Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Yoon Jeong-hee | Winner |
Busan Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Films of the Year | Poetry | Winner |
KOFRA Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | Poetry | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Yoon Jeong-hee | Winner |
Philadelphia Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Masters of Cinema | Lee Chang-dong | Winner |
Women in Film Korea Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Woman in Film of the Year | Yoon Jeong-hee | Winner |
International Cinephile Society
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Yoon Jeong-hee | Nominee |
| Best Film Not in the English Language | Poetry | Nominee |
Boston Society of Film Critics
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Poetry | Nominee |
CPH PIX
1 nomination
| Politiken's Audience Award | Lee Chang-dong | Nominee |
Gold Derby Awards
1 nomination
| Foreign Language Film | Poetry | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
1 nomination
| Foreign Language Film of the Year | Poetry | Nominee |
National Society of Film Critics
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Yoon Jeong-hee | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Poetry | Nominee |