Mother Page #2

Synopsis: A mother lives quietly with her twenty-eight-year-old son, Do-joon, providing herbs and acupuncture to neighbors. One day, a girl is brutally murdered, and Do-joon is charged with the killing. Now, it's his mother's call whether to prove him innocent or to leave him imprisoned.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Director(s): Joon-ho Bong
Production: Magnolia Pictures
  37 wins & 43 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.8
Metacritic:
79
Rotten Tomatoes:
96%
R
Year:
2009
129 min
$500,000
Website
1,914 Views


talking to you.

Mom!

Do-joon! Do-joon!

Mom!

Get down!

Oh geez...

She's a good runner.

Yoon Do-joon, you're charged with

the murder of Moon Ah-jung.

You have the right to remain silent

but there's no way

you'll be able to afford a lawyer.

There she is.

Not that she can

afford to do anything.

Can't you drive, idiot?

Are you hurt anywhere?

Turn your head.

Your head isn't hurt?

Turn your head around.

Why is he...

- A dog?

- Dog...

- A wolf?

- Dog...

It's usually hot here.

We're all guys here,

so take that off.

Your pants too, okay?

- Pants?

- Take off your pants, it's okay.

This isn't police torture.

I'm taking my pants off too.

It feels good.

Anyway Do-joon,

Have you heard of Sepaktakraw?

- You have, right?

- No.

Only likes mainstream sports,

the f***er.

Bite it!

Come here and bite it.

That's right, turn around.

The sin always turns around.

Stand straight. Close your eyes.

Don't move or you'll get hurt.

Bite it hard!

Did you see it?

I bet not.

This is power of Sepaktakraw.

It's one of the basic moves.

From now on, if you don't

answer clearly yes or no,

I'll kill you right here.

I'll be watching you.

Do-joon,

what did you do last night?

Hey, spit out the apple.

What did you do?

I had a drink...

Where?

- Manhattan.

- That's right. And then?

I slept at home.

You slept, of course.

But before that, I mean...

At home, no,

after drinking at Manhattan

on your way home,

what did you do?

The lady at Manhattan said

you were like a dog in heat.

Her daughter, what's her name?

- Mina.

- Right. Mina.

You were hitting on her?

Well, I...

Answer clearly!

I slept at home. With mom.

- That's simple.

- You sleep with your mom?

You don't have to answer.

Anyway,

you say you don't remember

but everyone remembers you.

There was a guy who saw you

while feeding his dog.

You were following

after Moon Ah-jung.

Heading towards

the scene of the murder.

Isn't that right?

I don't remember...

You wanna

die here right now, punk?

We've got plenty of apples.

- Open your mouth.

- Never mind that.

You know,

we also found something

next to the body.

Why didn't you put up

a marker next to the body?

With your name written right on it.

- Don't laugh.

- Do-joon,

Just between us...

Why did you do it?

On personal level,

I'm really curious.

So did you want to do it

with Moon Ah-jung?

We need to know why,

then the judge can be lenient.

Maybe we can

do something for you.

He's asking this

for your own benefit.

Do-joon.

To be honest,

you're not the kind of person

to commit murder.

Not everyone

is able to kill someone.

You've never been a bad kid.

I can be bad.

Jesus...

Right, anyone can commit murder.

It's not like you need a license.

Anyway,

you don't know the motive,

but you killed her, right?

The fact that you killed her,

that's what's important.

He confessed.

Anyway, this document contains

all the details of the case, see?

Check it over.

But you can read, right?

Want me to read it for you?

I can read.

Sure, anyway, don't just sign it

without reading it.

Check the contents, and sign.

Read it well.

Why did you do it!

How could you do that?

They hit you?

The cops beat you, didn't they?

Where did they hit you?

An apple...

Apple

Apple

Do-joon,

at times like this,

you need to focus your mind.

Focus. Take a deep breath.

Do-joon...

Everyone says I killed her.

Breathe like me.

And so...

the sin turns around

a few times

- and comes back to me.

- What are you mumbling about?

Did you really sign

that confession?

Why? Why? Why?

Even if you really did it,

you have to deny it.

If I killed her, I should admit it.

Did you kill her?

Are you crazy? Of course not.

Then why did you sign it, idiot!

Don't call your son an idiot!

Je-mun,

How could you

of all people do this to him?

You know him,

he couldn't even hurt a water bug.

A water bug...

Wipe off your face first.

Je-mun,

here's some of the camphor ginseng

you used to take in high school.

You said it helped you think clearly.

- Take it.

- Listen.

From early morning,

I'm going to be up dealing

with the Juhwang county

robbery case.

And... that crazy kid JP ran away

from the sanatorium

on Mt. Dogye.

I gotta go there and then...

I know, I know

how busy you are, but...

What I mean is...

regarding Do-joon,

his case is closed, okay?

Do you understand?

It's finished, 100%.

Bastard,

you sure were having fun.

I left early, you ass.

Excuse me, people. Step aside.

What the hell are you doing?

What's inside this thing anyway?

Put it down there.

Turn it over.

What in god's name

are you doing?

Are you kidding me?

Turn the damn thing over.

Mister, don't touch it!

Actually I'm not a relative,

but I'm close to them.

Sir!

If there's a reason

you believe he's not guilty, tell us.

If you read through this here,

you see this golf ball?

The golf ball has

already been reported.

What's this?

'Apple-biting human rights abuses'?

Mister, please read it

before throwing it away.

Read it carefully first,

then throw it away.

It's my only son.

Is she crazy?

Why is that woman here?

Who?

Yoon Do-joon's mother...

No...

How the hell could you?

Are you out of your mind?

I'm just...

As a member of this community

I wanted to pay my respects.

You came to apologize?

For your son?

Does that make sense?

Actually, my son didn't do it.

Listen everyone,

regardless what the world may think,

you of all people

must understand!

It wasn't my son!

She's completely insane!

Hey b*tch!

How could you

bring your ugly face here?

Throw some salt at her!

I just wanted to tell you

that my son is innocent.

Stop it!

What do you mean he's innocent?

It was your son, Yoon Do-joon!

- The murderer!

- Bring back our Ah-jung!

Bring her back to us!

Let's talk civilly!

Bring Ah-jung back to life!

- It's a misunderstanding!

- Misunderstanding my ass!

Let go!

What's there to discuss?

How could she dare?

Shut up you f***ers!

What's this god damn racket?

F***ing b*tches.

How could you

raise such a rotten son?

That goddamn son of a b*tch!

Don't curse my son.

I won't stand for it!

Rip that b*tch's tongue out!

Don't hate him!

I won't...

This place has the best seafood.

You know everything, don't you?

It's true.

Shall we sit down here?

When I come to a buffet,

I never sit down.

Don't run!

I just keep scooping it up

and eating it.

Yes of course,

because you're so busy.

I save time that way.

This is the lawyer, Gong Suk-ho.

Say hello to him.

Do-joon,

Tuck your shirt in.

That side, too.

It looks better this way.

Does it?

Are you getting

along well enough here?

Yes,

the food is good.

The rice with beans

is better than I thought.

Rice with beans?

That's what prisoners eat.

Do-joon!

The most important thing is

what you remember that night.

However small a detail,

just tell him what you can think of.

You understand?

What you saw, what you heard,

even what you smelled,

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