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Eun-kyo Park (screenplay) and
Joon-ho Bong (screenplay)
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Release Date:
28 May 2009 (South Korea) more
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A mother desperately searches for the killer that framed her son for their horrific murder. full summary | full synopsis
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1 nomination more
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(Credited cast) | Bin Won | ... | Yoon Do-joon |
| Hye-ja Kim | ||
| Ku Jin |
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Mother (International: English title) (South Korea) (literal English title)
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128 min
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South Korea's official submission to 82nd Academy Award's Foreign Language in 2010. more
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This murder mystery/psychological drama is about a young man who appears to be somewhat mentally challenged (somewhat autistic?) who is accused a murdering a teenage schoolgirl in a village in South Korea. His mom, in a fairly stellar performance by Kim Hye-ja, sets out to prove his innocence by doing detective work, as the police think its an open and shut case. What makes this film stand alone is its tenacity. It doesn't let you go, it keeps on trying in the form of the mother attempting to follow every trail. Its a great premise and you are kept guessing throughout. You may be slightly put off by the unusually close nature of the relationship between mother and son, but director Bong Joon-ho, who is probably on the short list of excellent contemporary directors from Asia, keeps the main focus on the core story, the mystery. Highly recommended.