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.
| Tagline | She'll stop at nothing. |
| Release Date: | May 28, 2009 |
| Genres: | Crime, Drama, Mystery |
| Production Company: | Barunson E&A, CJ Entertainment |
| Production Countries: | South Korea |
| Casts: | Kim Hye-ja, Won Bin, Jin Goo, Yoon Je-moon, Jeon Mi-seon, Song Sae-byuk, Lee Young-suk, Moon Hee-ra, Chun Woo-hee, Kim Byeong-soon, Yeo Moo-yeong |
| Status: | Released |
| Budget: | $5000000 |
| Revenue: | 17112713 |
This is a corking film from Bong Joon Ho with an equally super performance from Hye-ja Kim as the "Mother". Her son "Soon Do-joon" (Won Bin) is accused of murdering a young girl. The police seem convinced of his guilt and her lawyer suggests he be detained in an hospital - rather than a prison - so she sets out, determinedly, to establish his innocence. As she takes to her task, she soon becomes obsessed, her own mental stability begins to wobble and we are drawn into a dark, almost sombre, crime thriller. It has plenty of twists and turns, and by the end (which comes pretty much from the left field) I almost felt exhausted. This is as engrossing a film as I've seen in many years, with an excellent (almost Andalusian in style) accompanying score - well worth watching. (Maybe less so if you are not so keen on acupuncture needles!)
