Mama

"To my mom, I'm her everything."

2011 1h 51m KO

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6.0

MID

★6.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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A mother of a boy with muscular dystrophy is diagnosed with uterine cancer. A daughter of a prima donna decides to chase her dreams, to the ire of her mother. A woman with breast cancer asks her son to find her first love.

“To my mom, I'm her everything.”

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Cast

Uhm Jung-hwa
Dong-sook
Yoo Hai-jin
Seung-chul
Jeon Soo-kyung
Hee-kyung
Ryu Hyun-kyung
Eun-sung
Lee Hyeong-seok
Won-jae
Kim Hae-sook
Ok-joo
Jin Sun-kyu
Doctor
Gong Min-jeung
Nurse

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Choi Equan
Writers: Choi Equan, Park Jeong-ye
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jang Young-gyu. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kim Sang-bum shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Uhm Jung-hwa and Yoo Hai-jin and Jeon Soo-kyung carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "To my mom, I'm her everything.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3843072 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Choi Equan directs. Jang Young-gyu scores. Kim Sang-bum cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 15 years ago.
2Original score by Jang Young-gyu. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
3Editor Kim Sang-bum shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Uhm Jung-hwa and Yoo Hai-jin and Jeon Soo-kyung carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "To my mom, I'm her everything.".
6IMDB entry: tt3843072 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 10 themes, including "mother", "suicide attempt", "gangster", "mafia".