Mothers (2017 South Korean film)

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Mothers
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Hangul
당신의 부탁
Literal meaningYour Request
Revised Romanization Dangsinui Butak
Directed by Lee Dong-eun
Screenplay byLee Dong-eun
Based onYour Request - My Other Mother
by Lee Dong-eun
Produced byKim Ji-young
Starring Im Soo-jung
Yoon Chan-young
CinematographySung Seung-taek
Production
company
Release dates
  • October 13, 2017 (2017-10-13)(BIFF)
  • April 19, 2018 (2018-04-19)(South Korea)
Running time
119 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$189,141 [1]

Mothers is a 2017 South Korean drama film directed by Lee Dong-eun, based on his 2015 novel Your Request - My Other Mother. The film stars Im Soo-jung and Yoon Chan-young. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Plot

A woman who lost her husband to an accident has to cope with raising her sixteen-year-old stepson from her husband's previous marriage.

Cast

Production

Principal photography began on June 20, 2017. [5] Filming wrapped on July 27, 2017, in Cheongju. [6]

Release

Mothers had its world premiere at the 22nd Busan International Film Festival and was released on April 19, 2018, in local cinemas. [7] [8]

Awards and nominations

AwardCategoryRecipientResultRef.
Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema NETPAC Award MothersWon [9]

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