Pieta (2012) May 2026

Gang-do works in a crumbling industrial district, collecting debts by so they can pay back loans with disability insurance money. He is portrayed as a man without a soul, living a solitary life where he shows no mercy to his victims. Pieta (2012)

The 2012 South Korean film , directed by Kim Ki-duk, is a visceral and haunting story of revenge, redemption, and the destructive nature of capitalism . It follows Gang-do, a heartless debt collector, whose world is upended by the appearance of a woman claiming to be the mother who abandoned him at birth.

Watch the official trailer to see the gritty atmosphere of the award-winning film: PIETA Trailer Drafthouse Films YouTube• Apr 11, 2013 The Cycle of Violence