Pieta
“The truth of the heart is born only from sacrifice.”
A loan shark is forced to reconsider his violent lifestyle after the arrival of a mysterious woman claiming to be his long-lost mother.
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Cast
16 people
Cho Min-soo
Mi-sun
Known for
The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion
Love Reset
Lee Jung-jin
Gang-do
Known for
The King: Eternal Monarch
The K2
Woo Ki-hong
Hun-cheol
Known for
My Mister
A Tale of Two Sisters
Kang Eun-jin
Myeong-ja
Also in
Dear My Friends
Panda and Hedgehog
Heo Joon-seok
Suicidal Man
Known for
Suspicious Partner
Sisyphus
Kwon Yul
Man with Guitar
Known for
Bring It On, Ghost
The King: Eternal Monarch
Jin Yong-uk
Shop Owner in Wheelchair
Known for
Squid Game
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
Yoo Ha-bok
Container Man
Known for
Doom at Your Service
Signal
Kim Jae-rok
Monk
Known for
Miss Night and Day
Train to Busan
Cho Jae-ryong
Gye-ssong
Known for
Are You Human?
The K2
Lee Myeong-ja
Grandmother
Known for
Bedevilled
Hit-and-Run Squad
Kim Bum-joon
Myeongdong
Known for
Method
Moebius
Kim Ki-duk Director · Park In-young Composer Cho Young-jik Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $6.6M · Budget $103K · United States release May 17, 2013
Box office
Budget
$103,000
Worldwide gross
$6,616,296
Gross vs. budget
64.2×
Production
Next Entertainment World
Production
Kim Ki Duk Film
Production
Finecut
Production
South Korea
Produced in
Languages
Original title
피에타
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
Korean
Release dates
Italy · September 4, 2012
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
South Korea · September 6, 2012
Theatrical
United States · May 17, 2013
Theatrical
Brazil
March 20, 2013 · Theatrical · Califórnia Filmes mj.gov.br
Canada
September 12, 2012 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
France
December 3, 2012 · Theatrical
Germany
November 8, 2012 · Theatrical
Greece
January 17, 2013 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
January 17, 2013 · Theatrical
Ireland
September 6, 2013 · Digital
Italy
September 14, 2012 · Theatrical
Japan
June 15, 2013 · Theatrical
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