Mother (2009 film)

Mother
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Hangul	마더
Revised Romanization	Madeo
McCune–Reischauer	Madŏ
Directed by	Bong Joon-ho
Written by	Bong Joon-ho Park Eun-kyo
Produced by	Choi Jae-won Seo Woo-sik
Starring	Kim Hye-ja Won Bin
Cinematography	Hong Kyung-pyo
Edited by	Moon Sae-kyung
Music by	Lee Byung-woo
Production companies	CJ Entertainment Barunson
Distributed by	CJ Entertainment
Release dates	16 May 2009 (2009-05-16) (Cannes) 28 May 2009 (2009-05-28) (South Korea)
Running time	128 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Budget	US$5 million
Box office	US$17.1 million[1]

Mother (Korean: 마더; RR: Madeo) is a 2009 South Korean neo-noir thriller film directed by Bong Joon-ho, starring Kim Hye-ja and Won Bin. The plot follows a mother who, after her intellectually disabled son is accused of the murder of a young girl, attempts to find the true killer to get her son freed.

The film premiered on 16 May 2009 at the Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section, and was released in South Korea on 28 May 2009. It received acclaim from critics, who praised Kim's performance, direction, screenplay, and the film's uniqueness.