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  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • Drafthouse Films
  • 1 h 43 m
  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • Drafthouse Films
  • 1 h 43 m

Summary In this intense and haunting story, a loan shark living an isolated and lonely existence uses brutality to threaten and collect paybacks from desperate borrowers for his moneylender boss. He proficiently and mercilessly collects the debts without regard to the pain he causes his countless victims. One day, a mysterious woman appears in f...

Directed By: Kim Ki-duk

Written By: Kim Ki-duk

  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • Drafthouse Films
  • 1 h 43 m
  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • Drafthouse Films
  • 1 h 43 m

Pieta

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews
72
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 23 User Ratings
6.6
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Summary In this intense and haunting story, a loan shark living an isolated and lonely existence uses brutality to threaten and collect paybacks from desperate borrowers for his moneylender boss. He proficiently and mercilessly collects the debts without regard to the pain he causes his countless victims. One day, a mysterious woman appears in f...

Directed By: Kim Ki-duk

Written By: Kim Ki-duk

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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65% Positive
11 Reviews
29% Mixed
5 Reviews
6% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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65% Positive
11 Reviews
29% Mixed
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6% Negative
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100
May 16, 2013
Morally cunning and with a tone as black as pitch, Pieta, the 18th film from the South Korean director Kim Ki-duk, is a deeply unnerving revenge movie in which redemption is dangled like a cat toy before a cougar.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
85
May 16, 2013
The film takes a long road to spirituality, though, with plenty of stops for violence and perversion along the way. Like Abel Ferrara's "Bad Lieutenant," this story is determined to put core Christian principles to the harshest tests imaginable.
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80
May 16, 2013
Even if its stunted ambitions come as a disappointment, Pieta nevertheless is an expertly crafted thriller and a fine addition to East Asian revenge cinema.
By Barbara VanDenburgh FULL REVIEW
77
May 17, 2013
Not as touching or boldly transgressive as its ultra-violent peers.
By William Goss FULL REVIEW
60
Jul 12, 2013
It's not a film for everyone. Those who see it, however, will have trouble forgetting it.
By Mike Scott FULL REVIEW
60
May 14, 2013
Stick with the film, though, and you might find yourself strangely moved by its oddball mix of ripe melodrama, overwrought violence and regional verisimilitude.
By Keith Uhlich FULL REVIEW
12
May 14, 2013
Kim Ki-duk's film makes an exaggerated, undeserved show of its cruelty, indignity, and aspirations of importance.
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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 23 User Ratings
6.6
65% Positive
15 Ratings
17% Mixed
4 Ratings
17% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 23 User Ratings
6.6
65% Positive
15 Ratings
17% Mixed
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17% Negative
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Production Company Good Film, Finecut, Kim Ki-Duk Film
Release Date May 17, 2013
Duration 1 h 43 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline Vengeance. Truth. Sacrifice.
Website http://u-picc.com/pieta/
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Awards

Grand Bell Awards, South Korea
• 2 Wins & 15 Nominations
Venice Film Festival
• 4 Wins & 4 Nominations
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
• 4 Wins & 4 Nominations

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