A vicious man (Lee Jung-Jin) works for a loan shark as an enforcer. When customers are unable to pay for their outrageous interest payments the man forces these borrowers to gimp their own bodies to collect insurance money. A woman (Jo Min-Su) then appears in front of the man and gets down on her knees. She tells the man that she is her mother and begs for forgiveness. The vicious man was given up for adoption as soon as he was born. The man quickly dismisses the woman as crazy, but her persistance soon cracks through the man's hardened outer shell. Can the mother and son find happiness at last?
Trailer:
Title: Pieta Also Known As: 피에타 / Pieta Country: South Korea Language: Korean Subtitle: English Year: 2012 Genre: Drama, Arthouse, Thriller, Revenge, Best Film Movie of the Year, Mother & Son, Violence, Gore, Erotic
Cast:
Lee Jung-Jin - Gang-Do
Jo Min-Su - Mi-Son
Woo Ki-Hong - Hoon-Chul
Kang Eun-Jin - Hoon-Chul's wife
Jin Yong-Ok - shop owner in wheelchair
Heo Joon-Seok - shop owner who commits suicide
Kwon Se-In - shop owner who plays guitar
Kim Jae-Rok - monk
Yoo Ha-Bok - container man
Production Credits:
Director: Kim Ki-Duk Writer(s): Kim Ki-Duk Producer(s): Kim Soon-Mo Cinematographer: Jo Young-Jik