Synopsis
Mija is a beautiful woman in her sixties who moves gracefully through life contemplating a trivial daily routine that is ill-suited to her refined persona. With elegance and a dash of eccentricity, Mija takes care of her ungrateful grandson Wook and makes a living by cleaning house for an elderly man who, though paralyzed by a stroke, still responds to her charm with bouts of drug-induced arousal. On a whim, Mija enrolls in a poetry class at the local cultural centre and begins a personal quest to find the perfect words to describe her feelings. However, she’s plagued by the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, and struggles with new vocabulary and the challenges of the creative process. When her world is turned upside down by the discovery of a monstrous crime, it is Mija’s unique and touching poetry that allows her to defy the weight of shame and distance herself from a painful proximity to violence.
Metrics
Opening Weekend: | $18,900 (5.3% of total gross) |
Legs: | 8.53 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
Theater counts: | 3 opening theaters/17 max. theaters, 8.8 weeks average run per theater |
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $484,141 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
---|---|---|
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,601-10,700) | 10,643 | $356,149 |
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 19,601-19,700) | 19,608 | $356,149 |
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) | 2,882 | $356,149 |
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iTunes: | iTunes |
Movie Details
Domestic Releases: | February 11th, 2011 (Limited) by Kino International, released as Poetry April 26th, 2024 (Limited), released as Poetry |
International Releases: | February 11th, 2012 (Limited), released as Shi (ポエトリー) (Japan)
August 26th, 2023 (Limited), released as Shi (ポエトリー) (Japan) |
Video Release: | August 23rd, 2011 by Kino Video, released as Poetry |
MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
Running Time: | 134 minutes |
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Keywords: | Dysfunctional Family, Faulty Memory, Sex Crimes, Medical and Hospitals, Writing and Writers, Adult Education |
Source: | Original Screenplay |
Genre: | Drama |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
Production/Financing Companies: | Pinehouse Film, Unikorea |
Production Countries: | Republic of Korea |
Languages: | Korean |