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Mother Is a Whore

20117.1 / 1095 min
Drama, Horror, Thriller

Overview

Sang-Woo is a HIV positive 38-year-old man who lives in a small shed with his mother. His mother at the age of 60 began working as a prostitute to support herself and her son out of their small shed. Meanwhile, Sang-Woo works as her pimp - collecting payment and arranging appointments with his cellphone. Their clients include a paraplegic man and soldiers on holiday. Living through their difficult situation, Sang-Woo still carries a strong bond with his mother. Sang-Woo also harbors intense anger within. His father abandoned them and then remarried into a seemingly normal family. But actually, his father married a woman who is a religious fanatic and their son always locks himself away in his room. Sang- Woo often meets their daughter (his step-sister) for drinks outside of a Buddhist temple. Can Sang-Woo ever find a way out for himself and his mother?

Cast

Lee Sang-woo

Lee Sang-woo

Sang-woo

Lee Yong-nyeo

Lee Yong-nyeo

Sang-woo's Mother

Kwon Beom-taek

Kwon Beom-taek

Jung-il

Yoo Ae-Kyeong

Yoo Ae-Kyeong

Hee-soo

Jeong Tae-won

Jeong Tae-won

Hee-cheol

Crew

Lee Sang-woo

Lee Sang-woo

Director

Cho Young-jik

Cho Young-jik

Cinematography

Lee Sang-woo

Lee Sang-woo

Idea

Lee Sang-woo

Lee Sang-woo

Writer

Lee Sang-woo

Lee Sang-woo

Story

Lee Sang-woo

Lee Sang-woo

Screenplay

Cho Young-jik

Cho Young-jik

Director of Photography