Mother

2009

CrimeDramaMystery

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.

"She'll stop at nothing."

Rating

7.71
1539 votes

Popularity

4.8277

Origin & Countries

KR | ko | South Korea

Production

Barunson E&A,CJ Entertainment

Runtime

129 min.

Budget (M$)

17.1 / 5ROI 342%

Status

Released

Release: 5/28/2009

Credits

Mother

Bong Joon HoDirector

Mother

Kim Hye-jaMother

Mother

Won BinYoon Do-joon

Mother

Jin GooJin-tae

Mother

Yoon Je-moonJe-moon

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Reviews

CinemaSerf

7/17/2023

7 / 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!)

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