It's elegant, witty, tightly plotted and absolutely gripping.
Mother (2009)
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Reviews Counted:3
Fresh:3
Rotten:0
Average Rating:7.5/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 8 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: After the international success of THE HOST, director Bong-joon Ho turns his talent to this film that played at Cannes in 2009. In MOTHER, a woman is forced to investigate a murder after her son is... After the international success of THE HOST, director Bong-joon Ho turns his talent to this film that played at Cannes in 2009. In MOTHER, a woman is forced to investigate a murder after her son is wrongfully accused of the crime. [More]
Starring: Hye-ja Kim, Bin Won
Starring: Hye-ja Kim, Bin Won
Director: Oh Bong-Joon
Director: Oh Bong-Joon
Reviews for Mother
A superb murder mystery, with twists coming thick and fast yet always at the right moments.
Less visionary than Bong's 2003 serial-killer mystery, "Memories of Murder," but with the same skillfully natural evocation of a rural community hiding dark secrets.
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October 13, 2009:
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Director Bong Joon-ho is out promoting his new movie, "Mother," but he's already looking ahead to his next project -- an adaptation of the apocalyptic French graphic novel, "Le... More...
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