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.
Directed by Bong Joon Ho
small town
mother
rice
golf
murder
teenage girl
misunderstanding
cell phone
drunk
disability
needle
drunkenness
acupuncture
mental retardation
mother son relationship
human mystery
Rank
#9 in 2009·#663 overall
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IMDB
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Letterboxd
4.2 / 5
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Cast
Kim Hye-ja
Mother
Won Bin
Yoon Do-joon
Jin Goo
Jin-tae
Yoon Je-moon
Je-moon
Jeon Mi-seon
Mi-seon
Song Sae-byuk
Sepak Takraw Detective
Lee Young-suk
Elder at Junk Shop
Moon Hee-ra
Moon Ah-jeong
Chun Woo-hee
Mi-na
Kim Byeong-soon
Police Group Leader
Yeo Moo-yeong
Lawyer Kong Seok-ho
Jung Young-ki
Skinny Student
Crew
Bong Joon Ho
Director
Bong Joon Ho
Screenplay
Hong Kyung-pyo
Director of Photography
Miky Lee
Executive Producer
Shinzo Katayama
Third Assistant Director
Ryu Seong-hie
Production Design
Jung Doo-hong
Fight Choreographer
Choi Se-yeon
Costume Design
Lee Jeon-hyoung
Visual Effects Supervisor
Heo Myeong-haeng
Fight Choreographer
Popular Reviews
879 reviews
Pennywantscandy
7.0★ · 05/14/26
BONG JOON-HO YOU’RE A FUCKING G!!
BONG JOON-HO YOU’RE A FUCKING G!!
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Danny Marshall
7.0★ · 07/13/25
I genuinely don’t even know what I’ve just watched. Bong Joon Ho is in a creative world of his own.
I genuinely don’t even know what I’ve just watched. Bong Joon Ho is in a creative world of his own.
1
Obi-Two
7.0★ · 03/27/25
"If it were not for injustice, man would not know justice."
"If it were not for injustice, man would not know justice."
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nikiPRO
8.0★ · 05/24/26
i was dancing around together with her at the intro without questioning anything, but then was left speechless by the end of the movie. 😦
BTW, PLS DO THAT TO MY THIGH TOO 🤣
i was dancing around together with her at the intro without questioning anything, but then was left speechless by the end of the movie. 😦
BTW, PLS DO THAT TO MY THIGH TOO 🤣
YoavbergelPRO
10.0★ · 05/12/26
Really great film loved Kim Hye-ja its good to watch it on a great blu ray by curzon
Really great film loved Kim Hye-ja its good to watch it on a great blu ray by curzon
