Mother
Directd by Bong Joon-ho
Starring: Hye-ja Kim, Bin Won
[(2009)S. Korea/Magnolia Pictures/Rated R] - (2 hrs 8 min)
Synopsis: Hye-ja (Hye-ja Kim) is a single mom to 27-year-old Do-joon. Her son is her raison d’être. Though an adult in years, Do-joon is naïve and dependent on his mother, and a constant source of anxiety, often behaving in ways that are foolish or simply dangerous.
Walking home alone one night down a nearly empty city street, he encounters a young girl who he follows for a while before she disappears into a dark alley. The next morning, she is found dead in an abandoned building and Do-joon is accused of her murder.
Thanks to an inefficient lawyer and an apathetic police force, Do-joon’s case is quickly closed, but his mother refuses to let this be the end of the story. Trusting no one, Hye-ja’s maternal instincts kick into overdrive, and she sets out to find the girl’s killer and prove her son’s innocence.
MOVIE website-http://www.motherfilm.com/
South Korean website-http://www.mother2009.co.kr/
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NOW PLAYING in select USA theaters!!!
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April 9, 2010
Brooklyn Heights Cinemas (Brooklyn,NY)
Cinema Arts Centre (Huntington,NY)
Dipson Amherst Theatre (Buffalo,NY)
Clearview Bergenfield 5 (Bergenfield,NJ)
United Artists DeVargas Mall 6 (Santa Fe,NM)
Regal Fox Tower Stadium 10 (Portland,OR)
Varsity Theater (Seattle,WA)
Kahala 8 (Honolulu,HI)
Unconfirmed venues:
Williamsville, NY: Eastern Hills Cinema
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IFC Center (New York,NY)
AMC Loews Shirlington 7 (Arlington,VA
)Belcourt Theatre (Nashville,TN)
AMC Northbrook (Northbrook,IL)
Angelika Film Center (Houston,TX)
Santikos Bijou Cinema Bistro (San Antonio,TX)
Landmark Edina 4 (Edina,MN)
Broadway Centre Cinemas (Salt Lake City,UT)
Regal Village Square Stadium 18 (Las Vegas,NV)
Harkins Shea 14 (Scottsdale,AZ)
Laemmle Sunset 5 (Los Angeles,CA)
Nickelodeon 4 Theatres (Santa Cruz,CA)
New Osio Cinemas (Monterey,CA)
Shattuck Cinemas (Berkeley,CA)
Bridge Theatre (San Francisco,CA)
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UPCOMING screenings:
4/16/2010
Little Rock, AR: Market Street Cinema
Tucson, AZ: The Loft Cinema
Denver, CO: Chez Artiste
Tallahassee, FL: Miracle 5
Athens, GA: Cine Theatre
Detroit, MI: Detroit Institute of Art
Charlotte, NC: Manor Theatre 2
Durham, NC: Carolina Theatre - Durham
Madison, WI: Sundance Cinemas 608
4/23/2010
Baltimore, MD: Charles Theatre
Kansas City, MO: Tivoli @ Manor Square
Asheville, NC: Carolina Asheville 14
Cleveland Heights, OH: Cedar Lee Theatres
Columbus, OH: Gateway 8
South Burlington, VT: The Palace 9
4/30/2010
Milwaukee, WI: Oriental Theatre
5/7/2010
Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa, Bijou Theater
Grand Rapids, MI: Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts
Eugene, OR: Bijou Art Cinema
5/21/2010
Dayton, OH: New Neon Movies