Mother (Madeo) (2010)
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Critic Consensus: As fleshy as it is funny, Bong Joon-Ho's Mother straddles family drama, horror and comedy with a deft grasp of tone and plenty of eerie visuals.
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Cast
as Mother
as Jin-tae
as Jin-tae
as Je-mun
as Mi-sun
as Ragman
as Sepaktakraw Detective
as Ragman
as Moon Ah-jung
as Chief
as Mina
as Chief
as Yoon Do-joon
as Mr. Gong Suk-ho (lawyer)
as Thin high-schooler
as Fat High Schooler
as Girl with scar
as Ah-jung's grandmother
as Jong-pal
as Mr. Gong's Assistant
as Shop owner
as Mina's mother
as Shop owner
as Detective
as Golf Course Dean
as Golf Course Cart Driving Professor
as Golf-course Dean
as Golf-course Cart Driving Professor
as Golf Course Fat Professor
as Golf-Course Runaway Professor
as Ah-jung's Relative
as Golf-course Fat Professor
as Ah-jung's relative
as Ah-jung's Relative
as Ah-jung pregnant relative
as Hye-ja's Customer
as Hye-ja's Customer
as Young Do-joon
as Prisoner
as Prisoner Wearing Glasses
as Pharmacist
as Charcoal Man
as Pharmacist
as Ah-jung's Friend with Scar
as Prison Guard Uncle Jong-do
as Journalist
as Journalist
as Policewoman
as Miss Kim
as Middle Schooler Playing Game
as Middle Schooler Eating Rice Cake
as Middle Schooler Eating Fish Cake
as Middle Schooler Wearing Glasses
as Waiter at Manhattan
as Employee at a Supermarket
as Barmaid
as Detective Wearing Leather Jacket
as Barmaid
as Barmaid Mixing Drinks
as Barmaid Clapping Hands
as Caddie
as Mr. Park Jong-pyo (Prosecutor)
as Dr. Yoon Jong-gu
as Man Watching Spot Investigation
as Man Watching a Car Accident
as British Boy's Dad
as British Boy
as British Boy's Dad
as Waiter at a Karaoke
as Prison Guard at Corridor
as Young Woman at a Coach Station
as Detective
as Detective
as Taxi Driver
as Laundress
as Cook-pot at Grill House
as Taxi Driver
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Critic Reviews for Mother (Madeo)
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Bong's opening and climactic scenes, in which the old woman bops around to a dance tune amid a vast field of yellow grass, are typical of the movie's cockeyed poetry.
Bold, unpredictable and quietly devastating, Mother is Bong's first masterpiece.
You've never met a mother quite like this one.
It is Hye-ja Kim that carries Mother, making her mother of a Mother an all-suffering, all-enduring victim who acquires more spine and subtler shadings as the story deliberately, patiently reveals its secrets.
Disturbing, enthralling and filled with interesting shots that reflect an artist's eye.
Bong is a talent to heed.
Audience Reviews for Mother (Madeo)
Bong combines intense tragedy and dry humor to create a witty, unexpected sense of bizarreness in this ironic narrative that surprises us with its clever plot twists, elegant cinematography and an absolutely magnificent performance by Kim Hye-ja.
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Korean moms are hella paranoid and always filled with worry for their children... but this mom takes it to the SSJ-hardcore-to-the-max limit. I've been loving Korean movies recently... no, it's not cause I'm Korean. They're expertly structured, artistically vibrant, and extremely immersive. "Mother" continues to keep the Korean movie industry running smoothly. "Mother" staggers slightly due to the lack of a moral or thematic foundation and, contrary to more recent Korean films, slight pacing issues. Yet, these are just minor issues for an deftly crafted thriller with a multiple of riveting, suspenseful scenes. All the actors play their roles superbly, the cinematography is unique, the editing has an unbelievable amount of precision, and the dialogue is simple yet smart. I'm gonna tell ya though, this is a violent movie that exudes a very eerie and disturbing tone. Haven't seen a movie like it. For a movie with a very linear plotline, "Mother" dishes in variety through unpredictability, enthralling "indie-like" scenes that add artistic value, and incredibly tense scenes. Yeah... Hollywood's missing out... "Mother" exceeds on all levels and unlike many Korean movies, leaves viewers with something more then just a story -- it leaves an impression that won't be forgotten for a while.
Super Reviewer
Slow-burning dark drama that features a fantastic performance by Hye-ja Kim in the title role.
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