Penance
The murder of a young girl leaves the inhabitants of a small Japanese village in shock. The body of Emili is found by four classmates with whom she was playing. The murder is never solved. Emili's mother, Asako, is torn by grief and puts a curse on the four girls when they claim not to remember the killer's face. Each of the girls, in their own way, will do penance for their silence.
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Penance
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
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Status
Released
Release Date
May 29, 2013
Runtime
4h 30m
Genres
Drama
User Score
73%
Original Title
贖罪
Production Companies
Django Films, WOWOW
Director
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Description
The murder of a young girl leaves the inhabitants of a small Japanese village in shock. The body of Emili is found by four classmates with whom she was playing. The murder is never solved. Emili's mother, Asako, is torn by grief and puts a curse on the four girls when they claim not to remember the killer's face. Each of the girls, in their own way, will do penance for their silence.
