Synopsis
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.
Poetry (2010) is a 2h 19min drama feature film by Lee Chang-dong. A South Korean woman in her sixties enrolls in a poetry class as she grapples with her faltering memory and her grand... Selected for Los Angeles Film Awards (2025).
Key facts
Cast
Yoon Jeong-hee, David Lee, Kim Hee-ra, Ahn Nae-sang, Kim Yong-taek, Park Myung-shin, Jang Hye-jin, Kim Nam-jin
Original language
Korean
First release
May 13, 2010 (South Korea)
Setting
South Korea
Crew
Screenplay
Lee Chang-dong
Producer
Lee Joon-dong
Cinematography
Kim Hyun-seok
Editing
Kim Hyun
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Mill Valley Film Festival 2026 generic
- Los Angeles Film Awards 2025
- Busan International Film Festival 2023 generic - Special Screening
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2011 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 2010 generic
- San Sebastián International Film Festival 2010 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 2010 generic
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | South Korea | May 13, 2010 |
| Theatrical | France | August 25, 2010 |
| Streaming | Japan | November 28, 2010 |
| Theatrical | United States | February 11, 2011 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | February 25, 2011 |
Versions & editions
| Home video | France | January 5, 2011 |
Full credits
| Director | Lee Chang-dong |
| Cast | Yoon Jeong-hee (Yang Mi-ja), David Lee (Jong-wook), Kim Hee-ra (Elder Kang), Ahn Nae-sang (Ki-beom's Father), Kim Yong-taek (Poet), Park Myung-shin (Hee-jin's Mother), Jang Hye-jin (Mr. Kang's Second Daughter-in-Law), 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), 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), Um Min-hyeok (Wook's Friend), Heo Yoon-seon (Female Cultural Center Employee), Seon Jeong-yeop (Kid by the River), Hong Jeong-hye (Doctor) |
| Screenplay | Lee Chang-dong |
| Producer | Lee Joon-dong |
| Executive producer | Choi Seong-min, Youm Tae-soon |
| Cinematography | Kim Hyun-seok |
| Editing | Kim Hyun |
| Production design | Shin Jeom-hee |
| Visual effects | Jeong Chang-ik |
| Sound | Lee Seung-chul |
| Costumes | Yi Choong-yun |
Additional data: TMDB.
