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Mother

"She'll stop at nothing."

2009-05-28 Crime 2hr 9m

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.

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Storyline

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.

  • Released
    2009-05-28
  • Revenue
    $17,112,713
  • Budget
    $5,000,000
  • Runtime
    2hr 9m
  • Genre
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    한국어/조선말
  • imdb-logo
    7.7
  • Production
    Barunson E&A, CJ Entertainment, Michigan Venture Capital

Crew

Bong Joon-ho
Director
Bong Joon-ho
Screenplay
Seo Woo-sik
Producer
Keywords:
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Cast

Kim Hye-ja

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Won Bin

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Yoon Do-joon
Jin Goo

Jin Goo
Jin-tae
Yoon Je-moon

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Jeon Mi-seon

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Chun Woo-hee

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Kim Byeong-soon

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Police Group Leader
Yeo Moo-yeong

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Jung Young-ki

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Go Gyu-pil

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Kim Jin-goo

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Min Kyung-jin

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Lee Jung-eun

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Hwang Young-hee

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Kim Tae-wan

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Reviews for Mother
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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-07-17

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)... read more

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!)

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A Review by CinemaSerf

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 suggest...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-07-17

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 convi...

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