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Mother

Original title: Madeo · Turkish title: Ana

“She'll stop at nothing.”

2009 · 2 h 9 min
Directed by Bong Joon-ho
CrimeDramaMystery

Cast

Kim Hye-ja Won Bin

Credits

Written by: Bong Joon Ho

Plot

A mother tries to prove the innocence of her intellectually disabled son after he is accused of murder.

Sinekatalog’s take

Bong Joon-ho's thriller has a mother take on the police to clear her son of murder. Tense, strange and morally murky, with a magnificent Kim Hye-ja, it plays with sympathy.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (82,056 votes)
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