Fresh
Bong's opening and climactic scenes, in which the old woman bops around to a dance tune amid a vast field of yellow grass, are typical of the movie's cockeyed poetry.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
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Mother
Overview
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.
Director and cast
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Top critics, in their words
96%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Bold, unpredictable and quietly devastating, Mother is Bong's first masterpiece.
Tom Huddleston, Time Out
Fresh
You've never met a mother quite like this one.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Fresh
It is Hye-ja Kim that carries Mother, making her mother of a Mother an all-suffering, all-enduring victim who acquires more spine and subtler shadings as the story deliberately, patiently reveals its secrets.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
Disturbing, enthralling and filled with interesting shots that reflect an artist's eye.
Tom Long, Detroit News
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