Loosely based on a true story, Poetry tells the story of a suburban woman in her 60s who begins to grow an interest for poetry while struggling with Alzheimer's disease and her irresponsible grandson.
Poetry has been called a "masterpiece of humanistic character development", which is pretty much spot on. It tackles themes such as grief and hopelessness, and how to deal with a heinous crime. The subtle progression of memory loss is also done very well, all thanks to the main character who's constantly the center of the plot, similar to Bong Joon Ho's Mother (2009).
Fantastic drama.
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