

Under the Law of Economy of Characters, Jin-tae must have been involved, because there are no other eligible suspects. Did Jin-tae do it and plant the evidence? Or persuade Do-jun to do it when he was drunk? Again, we can't be sure.

A golf ball with Do-jun's name is found near the death site.ĭid he do it? We can't be sure. Do-jun's mental fogginess may be his most attractive quality. Early in the film, he's saved from death in traffic when his mother races to the rescue.ĭo-jun has a friend named Jin-tae ( Jin Gu). Her son Do-jun ( Weon Bin), in his late 20s, lives at home and they sleep in the same bed. Her sideline is prescribing herbal cures. In a village, she runs a little shop selling herbs, roots and spices. The mother of the title, played by respected South Korean actress Kim Hye-ja, is a force of nature. Once again, in "Mother," blood ties go up against the state. Her family members learn she's still alive, but can't get the authorities to listen. That was a popular thriller about a giant squid, created by toxic waste, who dragged away a victim. This is a new South Korean film by Bong Joon-ho, his first after "The Host" (2006).
