Mother (2009 film)
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Mother (Korean: 마더; RR: Madeo) is a 2009 South Korean neo-noir thriller film directed by Bong Joon-ho, starring Kim Hye-ja and Won Bin. The plot follows a mother who, after her intellectually disabled son is accused of the murder of a young girl, attempts to find the true killer to get her son freed.
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Hangul | 마더 |
Revised Romanization | Madeo |
McCune–Reischauer | Madŏ |
Directed by | Bong Joon-ho |
Written by | Bong Joon-ho Park Eun-kyo |
Produced by | Choi Jae-won Seo Woo-sik |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Hong Kyung-pyo |
Edited by | Moon Sae-kyung |
Music by | Lee Byung-woo |
Production companies | CJ Entertainment Barunson |
Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Budget | US$5 million |
Box office | US$17.1 million[1] |
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The film premiered on 16 May 2009 at the Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section, and was released in South Korea on 28 May 2009. It received critical acclaim from critics, who praised Kim's performance, the direction and screenplay, and the film's uniqueness.