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Poetry

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$349899

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Runtime

139 mins

Rating

7.6/10

Release Date

13 May 2010

Country

South Korea

Cast

Yoon Jeong-hee

Yoon Jeong-hee

Yang Mi-ja

David Lee

David Lee

Jong-wook

Kim Hee-ra

Kim Hee-ra

Elder Kang

Ahn Nae-sang

Ahn Nae-sang

Ki-beom's Father

Kim Yong-taek

Kim Yong-taek

Poet

Park Myung-shin

Park Myung-shin

Hee-jin's Mother

Jang Hye-jin

Jang Hye-jin

Mr. Kang's Second Daughter-in-Law

Kim Nam-jin

Kim Nam-jin

Soo-ok

Kim Jong-goo

Kim Jong-goo

Park Sang-tae

Kim Hye-jung

Kim Hye-jung

Jo Mi-hye

Min Bok-gi

Min Bok-gi

Soon-jeong's Father

Kim Ja-young

Kim Ja-young

Bus Woman

Kim Gye-sun

Kim Gye-sun

Supermarket Woman

Kim Eun-yeong

Kim Eun-yeong

Bus Woman

Choi Moon-soon

Choi Moon-soon

Head Teacher

Park Hyun-woo

Park Hyun-woo

Wook's Friend

Nam Joong-gyu

Nam Joong-gyu

Wook's Friend

Yoo Chang-sook

Yoo Chang-sook

VIllage Grandma

Lee Jong-yeol

Lee Jong-yeol

Jong-cheols Father

Park Woo-yeol

Park Woo-yeol

Tae-yeols Father

Park Joong-sin

Park Joong-sin

Byeong-jins Father

Hong Seong-beom

Hong Seong-beom

Reporter Oh Dong-min

Lee Kye-young

Lee Kye-young

Poetry recitation president

Jang Yeong-joo

Jang Yeong-joo

Poetry lecture female student 1

Hong Kyeong-yeon

Hong Kyeong-yeon

Poetry lecture female student 2

Kim Yong-ran

Kim Yong-ran

Poetry lecture female student 3

Hwang Ja-kyeong

Hwang Ja-kyeong

Poetry lecture female student 4

Jeong Eun-gyeong

Jeong Eun-gyeong

Poetry lecture female student 5

Jeong Dae-yong

Jeong Dae-yong

Poetry lecture male student 1

Yoo Min-seok

Yoo Min-seok

Poetry lecture male student 2

Choi Yong-hyeon

Choi Yong-hyeon

Lee Dong-hyoo

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