When a mentally handicapped young man (Bin Won) is arrested for the murder of a local high school girl, his mother (Hye-ja Kim) sets out to prove his innocence, no matter the cost.
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Director Bong Joon-ho can do no wrong. Four feature films, each one better than the last. He seems to have cracked the code and uncovered Alfred Hitchcock's secret recipe for suspense. And it turns out that the secret ingredient is humor. Though all of these films would likely be found in the "suspense" section of your local video store, there is definitely a healthy dollop of comedy in there. It makes for a much richer and full-flavored experience. Mother and his debut film Barking Dogs Never Bite are both on Netflix Instant, so I suggest you hop to it.
korean cinema is getting to be my favourite.
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