Movie

Penance (2013)

• May 29, 2013
• 4h 30m

• Drama

“God may forgive you, but she never will.”

Overview

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.

Director

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Writers

Kanae Minato, Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Starring

Kyoko Koizumi, Yu Aoi, Eiko Koike