Madeo [Mother] (2009)

Storyline:
A mother lives quietly with her mentally retarded son, Do-joon, providing herbs and acunpucture to neighbours. One day, a young girl is brutally murdered and Do-joon is charged with the killing.
The mother proceeds to fight bravely to defend the son's inocence, while the detectives are more interested in quickly closing the case than researching other possible leads. At first, the mother suspects the true murderer is Jin-tae, a friend of Do-joon who has a criminal life, but she finds out the truth is much more complicated as she digs deeper.

Director: Joon-ho Bong
Writers: Joon-ho Bong, Eun-kyo Park
Stars: Hye-ja Kim, Bin Won, Ku Jin
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1216496

Year: 2009
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: South Korea

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Review:
Madeo is a strong and powerful drama that portrays the love of a mother to protect and defend her son. The movie has a surprising plot and many twists that will capture all you attention.
It's an intense thriller with enigmatic characters that do not just populate the screen but are vitally alive.
The cinematography is quite astonishing. Scenes like the opening image of the Mother in a field doing an unlikely dance to the diegetic music are strangely beautiful to watch.
Madeo is very "emotionally unstable". One minute you have the most dramatic scenes that will will give you the chills, the other you have the most intense and powerful scenes that will surely make you remember this movie for years.

Personal Rating: 9/10

Posted in: 2009,Crime,Drama,Mystery,South Korea