Essential Cinema: Tonal Shift: The Films of Bong Joon-Ho
MOTHER
Directed by Bong Joon-Ho
South Korea, 2009, 2h 9min, 35mm, In Korean with English Subtitles
There are no current or future screenings planned for this film.
No filmmaker working can shift tone at quite the same breakneck rate of speed as Bong Joon-Ho. Here, a fiercely protective mother (the unforgettable Kim Hye-Ja) shields her simple-minded son from murder allegations.
