- Mother is a devoted single parent to her simple-minded twenty-seven-year-old son, D0-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 schoolgirl 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
A perfect fairytale - The Korea Times
An unprecedented phenomenon in South Korea's television industry. - YONHAP NEWS
Korea's #1 romantic comedy reaches its exciting conclusion! Jandi and her family are forced out of their house by Junpyo's mother, the ruthless Ms. Gang. But the homeless clan gets help from an unexpected source Junpyo's sister hires Jandi as a maid! That s just the beginning of one exciting adventure after another as Jandi, Junpyo and Jihoo come to re! alize just how important family, friendship and loyalty can be. And how true love rarely comes easy.
Boys Over Flowers is based on the hugely popular Japanese manga,
Hana Yori Dango, by Yoko Kamio. The Korean TV adaptation dominated the ratings and continues to win fans with its combination of laughter, thrills and romance. On DVD with English subtitles.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 schoolgirl 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, Mo ther steps into a world of unimaginable chaos and shocking revelations.Just as South Korean director Bong Joon-ho's previous film,
The Host, subverted the traditions of the giant monster movie to examine the effects of a crisis on a unique family, his latest effort,
Mother, embraces the tropes of the murder mystery for an unsettling and affecting story of parental love taken to its extreme. Popular South Korean television actress Kim Hye-ja gives a powerful performance as a downtrodden acupuncturist whose mentally challenged son (Korean A-lister Won Bin) is accused of murdering a local schoolgirl. Bullied into a confession by the local police (led by Yoon Je-moon of
The Host), the young man faces incarceration at a mental hospital unless his mother can discover the killer's true identity. Her inquiry leads her into classic noir territory, with perceived truths blown apart at every turn; in typical Joon-ho fashion, these discoveries are marked by moments ! of shocking violence, dark slapstick humor, and moving familial drama, which come together in a genuinely unique perspective on the nature of truth and commitment. The official South Korean submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the 82nd Academy Awards,
Mother is yet another entry on a growing list of exceptional motion pictures from one of the international scene's most intriguing filmmakers.
--Paul Gaita