Mother

A rural town, autumn, a murdered girl's shoes. A mother's simple life with her son unravels, a crime scene, a desperate search for truth. Bong's nuanced touch makes the absurd painfully real.

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Bong Joon Ho directed Mother in 2009. See Bong Joon Ho's full filmography, where to start with Bong Joon Ho, or where to go after you've seen everything by Bong Joon Ho.

Mother was released in 2009 (KO original-language production), with a runtime of 129 minutes.