[PHOTO] Venice-winning Film "Pieta" Director, Stars Receive Cultural Merit Honor from Korea Government

Auteur Kim Ki-duk (left), actress Cho Min-soo (center) and actor Lee Jung-jin (right) pose together during the red carpet at the 2012 Popular Culture & Art Awards in Seoul, South Korea, on November 19, 2012. [Brandon Chae/10Asia]

Director Kim Ki-duk poses as he arrives at the 2012 Popular Culture & Art Awards in Seoul, South Korea, on November 19, 2012. [Brandon Chae/10Asia]

Actor Lee Jung-jin poses as he arrives at the 2012 Popular Culture & Art Awards in Seoul, South Korea, on November 19, 2012. [Brandon Chae/10Asia]

Actress Cho Min-soo poses as she arrives at the 2012 Popular Culture & Art Awards in Seoul, South Korea, on November 19, 2012. [Brandon Chae/10Asia]

Director Kim Ki-duk (left), actress Cho Min-soo (center) and actor Lee Jung-jin (right) each receive the cultural merit honor from Korea Government at the 2012 Popular Culture & Art Awards in Seoul, South Korea, on November 19, 2012. [Brandon Chae/10Asia]

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