Mother Is a Whore

Mother Is a Whore (Korean: 엄마는 창녀다; RR: Eom-ma-neun Chang-nyeo-da) is a 2009 South Korean drama film written and directed by South Korean indie provocateur Lee Sang-woo. It is based on a true story in Korea where a man was using his mother as a whore.[1]

Mother Is a Whore
Film poster
Hangul
엄마는 창녀다
Revised RomanizationEom-ma-neun Chang-nyeo-da
Directed byLee Sang-woo
Screenplay byLee Sang-woo
Produced byMo Hyun-shin
Choi Phil-sun
StarringLee Sang-woo
Lee Yong-nyeo
Kwan Bum-tack
CinematographyCho Young-jik
Release dates
  • May 2009 (2009-05) (Kyoto)
  • March 31, 2011 (2011-03-31) (South Korea)
Running time
96 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

The film premiered at the 2009 Kyoto International Student Film Festival.[2]

Synopsis

Sang-woo (Lee Sang-woo), who is HIV-positive, lives with his 60-year-old mother (Lee Yong-nyeo) in a small hut. Abandoned by his father Jung-il (Kwan Bum-tack) who left his mother for a younger woman, Sang-woo has no choice but to work as a pimp to his beloved mother to make a living.[3][1][4]

Cast
  • Lee Sang-woo as Sang-woo
  • Lee Yong-nyeo as Sang-woo's mother
  • Kwan Bum-tack as Jung-il, Sang-soo's father
  • Yoo Ae-kyung as Jo Hee-soo
  • Jeong Tae-won as Jo Hee-cheol

Reception

Hangul Celluloid's Paul Quinn: "With its intelligently written and deftly executed narrative, Mother Is a Whore serves not only as a searing, bleak and unsettling tale but also as an in-depth critique of the concept of family."[3]

References
  1. "Mother Is A Whore, reflects South Korean reality". sify.com. 26 October 2010. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. "Korean Cinema 2010" (PDF). Netboardme.s3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  3. Quinn, Paul. "Mother Is A Whore, reflects South Korean reality". Hangulcelluloid.com. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  4. "Mother Is a Whore (2011)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 23 December 2017.


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