Mother(2009)
She'll stop at nothing.
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.
Movie: Mother
Top 10 Billed Cast
Mother
Yoon Do-joon
Jin-tae
Je-moon
Mi-seon
Sepak Takraw Detective
Elder at Junk Shop
Moon Ah-jeong
Mi-na
Police Group Leader
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