‘Mother’ star Kim Hye-ja goes back in time
Key takeaways
Quick summary- 1The taut 2009 thriller was one of Bong's earliest masterpieces, way before "Parasite" made him a name the whole world knew.
- 2Remember the nameless old lady lost in a mad, trancelike dance against the sunset in Bong Joon-ho's "Mother"?
- 3And holding it all together was a tour de forc
Remember the nameless old lady lost in a mad, trancelike dance against the sunset in Bong Joon-ho's "Mother"? The taut 2009 thriller was one of Bong's earliest masterpieces, way before "Parasite" made him a name the whole world knew. And holding it all together was a tour de force performance from Kim Hye-ja as a widow hell-bent on clearing her intellectually disabled son's name. At home, Kim has been the nation's favorite TV mom for generations. K-drama fans might recognize her from "The Light
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