Mother
A devoted mother races against time to uncover the true murderer and clear her intellectually disabled son’s name before he’s condemned for a crime he didn’t commit.
“She'll stop at nothing.”
Synopsis
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.
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A crew of 49+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Laurence AttaliShot by Hong Kyung PyoScored by Doudou DoukoureDesigned by Ryu Seong Hie
Box Office
2009 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.4× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$17.1M
Also known as
- Motherde
- Motheren
- Madreit
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Cast & Crew
49 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Kim Hye Ja
as Mother
Annette M Baye D Erneville
Won Bin
as Yoon Do-joon
Jin Goo
as Jin-tae
Yun Je Mun
as Je-moon
Yoon Je Moon
as Je-moon
Jeon Mi Seon
as Mi-seon
Song Sae Byeok
as Sepaktakraw Detective
Song Sae Byuk
as Sepak Takraw Detective
Lee Yeong Seok
as Junk Shop Elder
Lee Young Suk
as Elder at Junk Shop
Hee Ra Mun
as Moon Ah-jeong
Supporting cast
26Moon Hee Ra
as Moon Ah-jeong
Chun Woo Hee
as Mi-na
Kim Byeong Soon
as Group Leader
Yeo Moo Yeong
as Lawyer Kong Seok-ho
Jung Young Ki
as Skinny Student
Ko Kyu Pil
as Fat Student
Lee Mi Do
as Scar Girl
Kim Jin Goo
as Ah-jeong's Grandma
Min Kyung Jin
as Lawyer Office Manager
Jo Kyung Sook
as Mi-na's Mother
Park Myung Shin
as Female Owner
Yoon Yeong Geol
as Crime Scene Investigator
Kwon Byung Gil
as Golf Dean
Kwon Beom Taek
as Golf Cart Professor
Ha Duk Sung
as Golf Professor
Yum Dong Hun
as Golf Professor
Lee Jung Eun
as Ah-jeong's Relative
Hwang Young Hee
as Ah-jeong's Relative
Kim Tae Wan
as Young Do-joon
Jo Moon Ee
as Playground Prisoner with Glasses
Kwak Do Won
as Charcoal Fire Man
Im Seong Mi
as Scar's Friend
Lim Hyung Kook
as Reporter
Yoo In Soo
as Playground Prisoner
Kim Gyu Nam
as Crime Scene Onlooker
Shin Young Sik
as Taxi driver
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2Other crew
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