A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of doing an exclusive interview with the amazing Korean auteur filmmaker Bong Joon-Ho, director of the wildly successful The Host and the critically acclaimed Memories of a Murder, who is best known for his unique method of subverting genres. His new film Mother releases this weekend and is no different in continuing his style, subverting the Korean family drama into a taught web of mystery and suspense worthy of Hitchcock, anchored by a phenomenal performance from the titular character Hye-ja Kim. Enjoy the following interview which offers some interesting insight into the film and the process behind some of his choices.
Mother is now in limited release.