''Mother'' ( or ; also known as ''Woman Requiem'') is a 1985 South Korean film directed by

Park Chul-soo Park Chul-soo (November 20, 1948 – February 19, 2013) was a South Korean film director, producer, screenwriter and occasional actor. He was one of the most active filmmakers in Korean cinema in the 1980s and '90s. Career Park Chul-soo was ...

. It won several awards at the

Grand Bell Awards The Grand Bell Awards (), also known as the Daejong Film Awards, is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea. The Grand Bell Awards retains prestige as the oldest co ...

, including Best Film.

Plot

After the

rape Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual penetration carried out against a person without their consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority, or ...

and subsequent

suicide Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Mental disorders (including depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, anxiety disorders), physical disorders (such as chronic fatigue syndrome), and ...

of a college student, her mother takes revenge on those responsible.

Cast

* Youn Yuh-jung *Jeon Hye-seong * Shin Seong-il *Kim In-tae *Hong Seong-min *Kook Jong-hwan *Yang Taek-jo *

Song Ok-sook Song Ok-sook (born August 14, 1960) is a South Korean actress. She has appeared in supporting roles in numerous television dramas, including '' Winter Sonata'', '' Beethoven Virus'', ''More Charming by the Day'', and '' Missing You''. Song is ...

*Jeon In-taek *Nam Po-dong

References

External links

* * 1985 films Best Picture Grand Bell Award winners 1980s Korean-language films South Korean thriller drama films Rape and revenge films Films directed by Park Chul-soo Works by Kim Soo-hyun (writer) {{SouthKorea-film-stub