Joon-ho Bong, the South Korean director of the psychological thriller 'Mother,' arrives at the Independent Spirit Awards March 5 in Los Angeles. (Matt Sayles/AP/File)
Mother: movie review
A psychological thriller set in South Korea, ‘Mother’ is unpredictable at every turn.
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