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Mother Is a Whore

2011 · 95 min

A raw, unflinching look at a desperate life that is hard to watch but impossible to look away from.

Overview
Sang-woo, 38, has AIDS and lives with his 60-year-old mother. She works as a prostitute while he acts as her pimp to support them both. Despite their circumstances, they maintain a strong bond as he struggles to break free.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • survival
  • isolation
  • class
  • trauma
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness9
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Lee Sang-woo
Written by
Lee Sang-woo
Starring
Lee Sang-woo, Lee Yong-nyeo, Kwon Beom-taek, Yoo Ae-Kyeong, Jeong Tae-won
Cinematography
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Runtime
95 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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