Two words. THE HOST. Have I your attention now? Good.
Joon-ho Bong, the man behind some of the most engaging, provocative Asian genre titles in the last decade or so is back with what looks to be a gripping tale of revenge called MOTHER. Check it…
Hye-ja is a single mom to 27-year-old Do-joon. 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.
Damn I love that premise. A vigilant mom doing her son’s dirty work. Done so from the man who gave us one of the best all time monster movies?!? F*ckin-A!
Written by Bong along with Eun-kyo (BLUSH AND CRUSH) and Wun-kyo Park (RING OF DEATH), MOTHER stars Bin Won, Ku Jin, and Hye-ja Kim.
The flick will be released in theaters March 12, 2010.
The grogeous South Korean actress and frequent Bong collaborator Du-na Bae!