Hye-ja is a mother. This is the most apt possible description because her whole life revolves around Do-joon. Although her son looks like an adult, he is a child inside, totally dependent on his mother’s love and care. Then one day Do-joon is accused of murder.... Bong Joon-ho is undoubtedly one of the most significant Asian directors working today. Undaunted by any genre, he brilliantly demolishes entrenched conventions, proving that he is a master of the spine-tingling detective tale, horror film, or comedy. Although Bong’s last film was seen by thirteen million Korean viewers, he will not let his career get bogged down with huge budget film spectaculars – thus he opted for a highly intimate drama. As he himself has said, he considers it a great challenge to shoot a film about a character whom we all know intimately – a mother. "Everyone has a mother, and everyone has a precise idea of what a mother is. This is the person that cherishes each of us most, who is the most gentle to us, and the most irritating.... The figure of the mother has been seen before, it’s very banal, but I see this as a new approach, and I hope it will be perceived that way.” Bong’s brilliant film was among the jewels of Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section.