Mother
A neo-noir tragedy blending crime thriller with psychological horror. It dissects the terrifying depths of maternal instinct, using rain-soaked visuals and a haunting dance to depict a love that devours morality.
Mother
Mother

마더

"She'll stop at nothing."

28 May 2009 South Korea 129 min ⭐ 7.7 (1,637)
Director: Bong Joon Ho
Cast: Kim Hye-ja, Won Bin, Jin Goo, Yoon Je-moon, Jeon Mi-seon
Drama Crime Mystery
The Monstrosity of Maternal Love Memory and Forgetting Disability and Social Stigma Class and Justice
Budget: $5,000,000
Box Office: $17,112,713

Mother - Movie Quotes

Memorable Quotes

Even if you do have a mother, nobody trusts a retard.

— Police Officer

Context:

Spoken during the interrogation/investigation phase, reinforcing the hopelessness of Do-joon's situation.

Meaning:

Highlights the profound social prejudice against the disabled and explains why the police were so quick to scapegoat Do-joon without proper evidence.

You threw a rock. A big stone.

— Junk Collector

Context:

The mother visits the junk collector's shack thinking he is the killer, only to learn he is the eyewitness to her son's crime.

Meaning:

The pivotal moment of revelation. This simple factual statement shatters the mother's (and the audience's) belief in her son's innocence.

Do you know what this is? It's a needle jar. You dropped it... at the place with the fire.

— Yoon Do-joon

Context:

Do-joon finds her acupuncture kit in the debris of the junk collector's burned house and returns it to her as she leaves for the bus trip.

Meaning:

A chilling moment where the son unknowingly confronts the mother with her own crime. It reveals he remembers details but may not understand their full weight, deepening the mother's guilt.