Mother
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Synopsis
Mother is a devoted single parent to her simple-minded twenty-seven-year-old son, Do-joon. Often a source of anxiety to his mother, Do-joon behaves in foolish or simply dangerous ways. One night, while walking home drunk, he encounters a school girl who he follows for a while before she disappears into a dark alley. The next morning, she is found dead in an abandoned building and Do-joon is accused of her murder. An inefficient lawyer and an apathetic police force result in a speedy conviction. His mother refuses to believe her beloved son is guilty and immediately undertakes her own investigation to find the girl's killer. In her obsessive quest to clear her son's name, Mother steps into a world of unimaginable chaos and shocking revelations.
Director
Bong Joon-ho
Crew
Lee Byeong-ha
Lee Byeong-woo
Park Eun-kyo
Alex Hong
Alex Hong
Hwang Hyun-kyu
Hwang Hyun-kyu
Bong Joon-ho
Bong Joon-ho
Katharine Kim
Miky Lee
Moon Sae-kyoung
Choi Se-yeon
Woo-sik Seo
Ryu Seong-heui
Park Tae-jun
Choi Tae-yeong
Seo Woo-sik
Mun Yang-gweon
Moon Yang-kwon
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Nominated for the 2009 Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film by Film Independent (FIND).
Released in United States Spring March 12, 2010
Released in United States 2009
Released in United States July 2009
Released in United States September 2009
Released in United States October 2009
Released in United States 2010
Shown at New York Film Festival September 25-October 11, 2009.
Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Open Eyes) July 3-11, 2009.
Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Zabaltegi-Pearls) September 18-26, 2009.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Dragons and Tigers) October 1-16, 2009.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Spectrum) January 27-February 7, 2010.
Released in United States Spring March 12, 2010
Released in United States 2009 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 30-November 7, 2009.)
Released in United States 2009 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 25-October 11, 2009.)
Released in United States July 2009 (Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Open Eyes) July 3-11, 2009.)
Released in United States September 2009 (Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Zabaltegi-Pearls) September 18-26, 2009.)
Released in United States October 2009 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Dragons and Tigers) October 1-16, 2009.)
Released in United States 2010 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Spectrum) January 27-February 7, 2010. )
Winner of the Best East Meets West Cinema Award at the 2010 Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
