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Mother (2009)

"She'll stop at nothing."

7.7/10 2h 9m May 28, 2009
Crime Drama Mystery

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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Movie Details

Original Title 마더
Original Language KO
Budget $5,000,000
Revenue $17,112,713
Status Released
Popularity 2.5

Cast

Kim Hye-ja
Kim Hye-ja
Mother
Popularity: 1.4
Won Bin
Won Bin
Yoon Do-joon
Popularity: 1.1
Jin Goo
Jin Goo
Jin-tae
Popularity: 1.5
Yoon Je-moon
Yoon Je-moon
Je-moon
Popularity: 1.4
Jeon Mi-seon
Jeon Mi-seon
Mi-seon
Popularity: 1.3
Song Sae-byuk
Song Sae-byuk
Sepak Takraw Detective
Popularity: 0.8
Lee Young-suk
Lee Young-suk
Elder at Junk Shop
Popularity: 0.6
Moon Hee-ra
Moon Hee-ra
Moon Ah-jeong
Popularity: 0.4
Chun Woo-hee
Chun Woo-hee
Mi-na
Popularity: 2.6
Kim Byeong-soon
Kim Byeong-soon
Police Group Leader
Popularity: 0.1
Yeo Moo-yeong
Yeo Moo-yeong
Lawyer Kong Seok-ho
Popularity: 0.1
Jung Young-ki
Jung Young-ki
Skinny Student
Popularity: 0.2

Key Crew

Director Bong Joon Ho
Screenplay Bong Joon Ho, Park Eun-kyo
Editor Moon Se-kyoung, Kim Mi-young
Producer Seo Woo-sik, Park Tae-joon
Executive Producer Miky Lee, Moon Yang-kwon

Production

Barunson E&A
KR
CJ Entertainment
KR

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Keywords

small town mother rice golf murder teenage girl misunderstanding cell phone drunk disability needle drunkenness acupuncture mental retardation mother son relationship human mystery

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
Jul 17, 2023

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 ... Read more

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Details
Release Date May 28, 2009
Runtime 2h 9m
Budget $5,000,000
Revenue $17,112,713
Language KO
Status Released
Popularity 2.5
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