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Mother

Mother

She'll stop at nothing.

20097.72h 9m

Overview

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.

Directed by Bong Joon Ho
Written by Bong Joon Ho, Park Eun-kyo
Produced by Seo Woo-sik, Park Tae-joon
Box OfficeBudget: $5.0MRevenue: $17.1M

Top Cast

Kim Hye-ja

Kim Hye-ja

Mother

Won Bin

Won Bin

Yoon Do-joon

Jin Goo

Jin Goo

Jin-tae

Yoon Je-moon

Yoon Je-moon

Je-moon

Jeon Mi-seon

Jeon Mi-seon

Mi-seon

Song Sae-byuk

Song Sae-byuk

Sepak Takraw Detective

Lee Young-suk

Lee Young-suk

Elder at Junk Shop

Moon Hee-ra

Moon Hee-ra

Moon Ah-jeong

Chun Woo-hee

Chun Woo-hee

Mi-na

Kim Byeong-soon

Kim Byeong-soon

Police Group Leader

Themes & Keywords

small townmotherricegolfmurderteenage girlmisunderstandingcell phonedrunkdisabilityneedledrunkennessacupuncturemental retardationmother son relationshiphuman mystery

About Mother

Mother is a crime, drama, mystery film released in 2009 exploring themes of small town, mother, rice, golf, murder, teenage girl. Directed by Bong Joon Ho, it stars Kim Hye-ja, Won Bin, Jin Goo. 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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