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Mother

Mother

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Mother

"She'll stop at nothing."

2009

2h 9m

7.7(1709 votes)

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Overview

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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Production Companies

Barunson E&A

CJ Entertainment

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Kim Hye-ja

Kim Hye-ja

Mother

Won Bin

Won Bin

Yoon Do-joon

Jin Goo

Jin Goo

Jin-tae

Yoon Je-moon

Yoon Je-moon

Je-moon

Jeon Mi-seon

Jeon Mi-seon

Mi-seon

Song Sae-byuk

Song Sae-byuk

Sepak Takraw Detective

Lee Young-suk

Lee Young-suk

Elder at Junk Shop

Moon Hee-ra

Moon Hee-ra

Moon Ah-jeong

Chun Woo-hee

Chun Woo-hee

Mi-na

Kim Byeong-soon

Kim Byeong-soon

Police Group Leader

Creative team

Directed by: Bong Joon Ho
Written by: Bong Joon Ho
Park Eun-kyo
Produced by: Seo Woo-sik
Park Tae-joon

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