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Mother (2009)

Mother (2009)
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A woman devoted to her son struggles to keep him from spending his life in prison in this drama from director Bong Joon-ho. Do-jun (Weon Bin) is a man in his mid-twenties who isn't especially bright and is easily led. Do-jun lives with his elderly mother (Kim Hye-ja), who loves him fiercely even though she has no illusions about his abilities or his bad habits. Do-jun spends much of his spare time with Jin-tae (Jin Gu), a borderline criminal who takes advantage of Do-jun's credulous nature, much to his mother's annoyance. When Do-jun is arrested by police and accused of the murder of a young woman, his mother is certain he couldn't have done it and sets out to prove her son's innocence to police detectives, who seem more interested in closing the case than researching other possible leads. At first, mother feels certain that Jin-tae has framed her son to avoid being punished himself, but as she digs deeper she suspects the truth is more complicated. Madeo (aka Mother) was an official selection at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Starring:
Kim Hye-Ja, Won Bin, (more)
Director(s):
Bong Joon-ho
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
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Synopsis of Mother

A woman devoted to her son struggles to keep him from spending his life in prison in this drama from director Bong Joon-ho. Do-jun (Weon Bin) is a man in his mid-twenties who isn't especially bright and is easily led. Do-jun lives with his elderly mother (Kim Hye-ja), who loves him fiercely even though she has no illusions about his abilities or his bad habits. Do-jun spends much of his spare time with Jin-tae (Jin Gu), a borderline criminal who takes advantage of Do-jun's credulous nature, much to his mother's annoyance. When Do-jun is arrested by police and accused of the murder of a young woman, his mother is certain he couldn't have done it and sets out to prove her son's innocence to police detectives, who seem more interested in closing the case than researching other possible leads. At first, mother feels certain that Jin-tae has framed her son to avoid being punished himself, but as she digs deeper she suspects the truth is more complicated. Madeo (aka Mother) was an official selection at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
129 mins

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Director(s):
Bong Joon-ho
Writer(s):
Bong Joon-ho, Eun-Kyo Park, Park Eun-kyo
Producer(s):
Park Tae-joon, Seo Woo-sik, Moon Yang-Kwon
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R(Violence, Drug Content, Sexual Situations, Profanity)
Categories:
Drama, Foreign
Mother Awards:
  • 2010 - L.A. Film Critics Association - Best Actress
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    Swee Huang L.

    Having seen the Memories of Murder, one of my all time best serial killer flick from Bong. I don't expect anything less from this film. The story line and characters are very well developed. The murder and scenes are not sexual; consistently taunted you with brutal footages like "The Chaser", another brilliant film from Korea by the way. Different from The memories of murder, the Mother is a movie about an overprotective mother went all out to clear her mentally challenged son from a clear and shut murder case. No, she is no Old Boy with vengeance, just a typical mother with gender soul but how far would she go to clear his name? Go rent one, I like it very much despite the language barrier. It's dark with good twist plots. Bong is great at mixing humor in different scenes, push you to the edge, and keep you guessing while setting up the next story lines. In the end, it all comes to a cycle - everything makes sense, and it ends beautifully. 4 1/2 stars!

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    Ann C.

    Finish up whatever you're doing. Turn off your phone. Once you settle into "Mother," you won't welcome any distractions. Hard to describe its genre: somewhere between a psychological case study and a mystery, with a good measure of terror thrown in. Unmissable.

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    Lisa M.

    I love Kim Hye-ja as a mom unafraid to risk everything, even send another boy to prison for murder to protect her own son. I especially loved the scene at a run down amusement park when Kim and Jin Gu interrogate two local bad boys. The violence was straight forward and the reactions of the characters were honest. Two thumbs WAY up for this one!

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