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Mother(2009)
Status: Released
Date: 2009-05-28
77%
1559 Votes
Time: 2h 9m
She'll stop at nothing.
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.
Languages: Korean.
Countries:
South Korea
Budget: $5,000,000.00
Revenue: $17,112,713.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Mother
Top 10 Billed Cast
김혜자
Mother
원빈
Yoon Do-joon
진구
Jin-tae
윤제문
Je-moon
전미선
Mi-seon
송새벽
Sepak Takraw Detective
이영석
Elder at Junk Shop
문희라
Moon Ah-jeong
천우희
Mi-na
Kim Byeong-soon
Police Group Leader
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