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Mother

"She'll stop at nothing."

User Score1,652 votes
77%7.7/10
Release2009
Runtime2H 9M
LanguageKorean
StatusReleased

Synopsis

A mother lives quietly with her son. One day, a girl is brutally killed, and the boy is charged with the murder. Now, it's his mother's mission to prove him innocent.

Principal Cast8

Full Cast & Crew (93)

Media36

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Director

Bong Joon Ho

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Box Office

Budget$5M
Revenue$17M

Certification

R

Keywords

small townmotherricegolfmurderteenage girlmisunderstandingcell phonedrunkdisabilityneedledrunkennessacupuncturemental retardationmother son relationshiphuman mystery

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CinemaSerf7/10

This is a corking film from Bong Joon Ho with an equally super performance from Hye-ja Kim as the "Mother". Her son "Soon Do-joon" (Won Bin) is accused of murdering a young girl. The police seem convinced of his guilt and her lawyer suggests he be detained in an hospital - rather than a prison - so she sets out, determinedly, to establish his innocence. As she takes to her task, she soon becomes obsessed, her own mental stability begins to wobble and we are drawn into a dark, almost sombre, crime thriller. It has plenty of twists and turns, and by the end (which comes pretty much from the left field) I almost felt exhausted. This is as engrossing a film as I've seen in many years, with an excellent (almost Andalusian in style) accompanying score - well worth watching. (Maybe less so if you are not so keen on acupuncture needles!)

Jul 17, 2023

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Countries:South Korea
Production:Barunson E&ACJ Entertainment