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Mother

2009 · Mystery · Bong Joon-ho · 2h 8m

When her son is arrested for a girl's murder and nobody will look any further, his mother starts working the town herself. It moves slowly, and the funny bits arrive at strange moments.

  • Clearly heavy
  • Clearly realistic

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