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Pietà

The truth of the heart is born only from sacrifice

2012 · 1h 44m · N/A Drama
Directed by Kim Ki-duk

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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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73%
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Fresh

There is a touch too much of the handheld camera, but in general one senses that the very quality of the way this film was made is one of its justifications for being and for its raw moments.

Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic
Fresh

After being subjected to disturbing scenes of abject cruelty, rape and torture, my reactions shifted from squeamish revulsion to a reluctant yet growing appreciation for Kim's thematic ambition.

Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
Fresh

The film's big reveal may not come as that much of a surprise; you may figure out where it's going well before the end. But it's the getting there that is, if not exactly fun, then certainly hypnotic.

Cary Darling, Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com
Fresh

Fascination returns at the stirring climax, when the plot neatly twists and the film's apparently simple message turns deeper, and blacker.

Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Fresh

A mother's love for her child takes on brutal new meaning in Pieta, a film by Kim Ki-duk that's as hard to watch as it is to forget.

Peter Howell, Toronto Star

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