Bong Joon-Ho’s highly touted new thriller MOTHER lands in limited U.S. theaters today, and thanks to our amigos over at Twitch, we can all check out a fresh 3 minute clip from the film to sway, or perhaps con, our way into buying a ticket this weekend.
Before delving into the content of the clip below, it might be best to remind you what the flick is all about:
Hye—ja is a single mom to 27—year—old Do—joon. Her son is her raison d’être. Though an adult in years, Do—joon is naïve and dependent on his mother, and a constant source of anxiety, often behaving in ways that are foolish or simply dangerous. Walking home alone one night down a nearly empty city street, he encounters a young girl who he follows for a while before she disappears into a dark alley. The next morning, she is found dead in an abandoned building and Do—joon is accused of her murder. Thanks to an inefficient lawyer and an apathetic police force, Do—joon’s case is quickly closed, but his mother refuses to let this be the end of the story. Trusting no one, Hye—ja’s maternal instincts kick into overdrive, and she sets out to find the girl’s killer and prove her son’s innocence.
Not quite a horror flick, not quite a revenge flick…but definitely something chilling!
In the slow, drawn out clip below we witness firsthand the obsessive nature of the mother in question. As she skulks around a room in search of clues to prove her son’s innocence, a terrible discovery is made. And no, I ain’t talking about her son’s thick stack of hidden whack-rags.
Have a peek!
Donna Bae, frequent Joon-Ho collaborator!
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