Mama

Mama

111 mins | Drama | June 1, 2011

The first story is about a mother who devotes her life to taking care of her son, who suffers from a chronic disease. When the son, who can barely walk, realizes his mother has also fallen ill, he decides to care for her as she has done for him. The second story depicts the troubled relationship between a mother and daughter. The mother, the top soprano in the nation, is far from a typical devoted Korean mother and always wants to be pampered. Her daughter, a high school dropout whose experience has been the opposite of her mother’s, works as her manager. The two are always fighting and struggle to find a way to navigate their relationship. The third episode centers upon a gangster. When he hears that his mother has been diagnosed with breast cancer, he strives to fulfill his mother’s wish to reunite with her first love before she dies.

Mama

111 mins | Drama | June 1, 2011

Mama
The first story is about a mother who devotes her life to taking care of her son, who suffers from a chronic disease. When the son, who can barely walk, realizes his mother has also fallen ill, he decides to care for her as she has done for him. The second story depicts the troubled relationship between a mother and daughter. The mother, the top soprano in the nation, is far from a typical devoted Korean mother and always wants to be pampered. Her daughter, a high school dropout whose experience has been the opposite of her mother’s, works as her manager. The two are always fighting and struggle to find a way to navigate their relationship. The third episode centers upon a gangster. When he hears that his mother has been diagnosed with breast cancer, he strives to fulfill his mother’s wish to reunite with her first love before she dies.
Producers Lotte Entertainment, The Dream & Pictures, Cinezoo
Original title 마마
Directors Kim Tae-yeong, Choi Equan
Writers Park Jeong-ye, Choi Equan

Cast

Uhm Jung-hwa

as Dong-sook

Yoo Hae-jin

as Tough mom / Mama's boy Seung-chul

Jeon Soo-kyung

as Primadonna mom Hee-kyung

Ryu Hyun-kyung

as Hee-kyung's eternal back dancer, Eun-sung

Lee Hyeong-seok

as Son with rare disease, Won-jae

Kim Hae-sook

as Immature mom, Ok-joo

Jin Sun-kyu

as Doctor

Gong Min-jeung

as Nurse

Jo Woo-jin

as Man