Penance

(2013)

★ 7.1 IMDb · 44 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2013

Runtime: 270 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 黒沢清

Cast: 小泉今日子, Ю Аой, 小池栄子, Сакура Андо, 池脇千鶴, 森山未來, Кэндзи Мидзухаси, 加瀬亮, 長谷川朝晴, 伊藤歩

Plot

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.