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- Overall Score: ☆ 8.40/10
IMDB: ☆ 7.7/10
Metascore: ☆ 7.9/10
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Mother Plot Synopsis:
Synopsis / Plot Summary: A mother lives quietly with her twenty-eight-year-old son, Do-joon, providing herbs and acupuncture to neighbors. One day, a girl is brutally murdered, and Do-joon is charged with the killing. Now, it"s his mother"s call whether to prove him innocent or to leave him imprisoned.
Tagline: She"ll stop at nothing.
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Mother Movie Information:
Type: MovieYear: 2009 (more 2009 movies)
Box Office: $551,509
Awards: 44
Nominations: 47
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Mother Release Dates In Theaters: May 28, 2009
Writers: Bong Joon Ho, Park Eun-kyo
Producers: Joon-hwan Choi, Katharine Kim, Miky Lee, Yang-kwon Moon, Tae-joon Park, Woo-sik Seo
Editors: Sae-kyoung Moon
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Mother (2009) Cast (Click to Expand)
Mother Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | Character(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Hye-ja Kim | ... | Mother |
| Won Bin | ... | Yoon Do-joon |
| Goo Jin | ... | Jin-tae |
| Je-mun Yun | ... | Je-moon (as Jae-moon Yoon) |
| Mi-seon Jeon | ... | Mi-sun |
| Sae-byeok Song | ... | Sepaktakraw Detective (as Sae-beauk Song) |
| Byoung-Soon Kim | ... | Group Leader |
| Woo-hee Chun | ... | Mi-na |
| Gin-goo Kim | ... | Ah-jeong''s Grandma |
| Moo-yeong Yeo | ... | Lawyer Kong Seok-ho (as Ou-hyung Yum) |
| Young-Suck Lee | ... | Elder at Junk Shop |
| Hee-ra Mun | ... | Moon Ah-jeong (as Hee-ra Moon) |
| Mi-do Lee | ... | Hyung-teo |
| Young-ki Jung | ... | Kkang-ma |
| Gyu-pil Go | ... | Ddung-ddung (as Kyu-phill Ko) |
| Hong-jib Kim | ... | Jong-pal |
| Kyung-suk Min | ... | Secretary |
| Kyung-Sook Cho | ... | Mi-na''s Mama |
| Myung-shin Park | ... | Chief |
| Young-gil Yoon | ... | Field Detective |
Fun Facts: 15 Real AGES of Cast
- Hye-ja Kim – Mother
- Won Bin – Yoon Do-joon
- Goo Jin – Jin-tae
- Je-mun Yun – Je-moon (as Jae-moon Yoon)
Height: 5' 10½" (1.79 m)
Also known as: Yoon Je-Moon | Yoon Je-moon | Yoon Je Moon | Jae-moon Yoon | Je-Moon Yoon - Mi-seon Jeon, as Mi-sun, passed away at age 46 in Jeonju, South Korea.
Sign: Sagittarius
Also known as: Mi-sun Chun | Mi-Sun Jun | Jeon Misun - Sae-byeok Song – Sepaktakraw Detective (as Sae-beauk Song)
Also known as: Sae-Byeok Song | Sae-beauk Song - Byoung-Soon Kim – Group Leader
- Woo-hee Chun (b. April 20, 1987) – Mi-na
Sign: Taurus, Height: 5' 3" (1.6 m) - Gin-goo Kim – Ah-jeong''s Grandma
- Moo-yeong Yeo – Lawyer Kong Seok-ho (as Ou-hyung Yum)
Also known as: Ou-hyung Yum - Young-Suck Lee – Elder at Junk Shop
- Hee-ra Mun – Moon Ah-jeong (as Hee-ra Moon)
- Mi-do Lee – Hyung-teo
- Young-ki Jung – Kkang-ma
- Gyu-pil Go – Ddung-ddung (as Kyu-phill Ko)
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