The Mother and the Bear

2026100 min8.0English, Korean

Directed by

Johnny Ma

Logline

One heart sleeps, another awakens.

Synopsis

When her daughter falls into a temporary coma after an accident at her home in Winnipeg, Sara, an overbearing Korean mother travels from Seoul to Canada and vows to keep her daughter safe forever by catfishing a husband for her online.

Festivals

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Toronto International Film Festival 2024

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Vancouver International Film Festival 2024

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Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival 2024

Cast and Crew

Cast: Kim Ho-jung, Lee Won-jae, Jonathan Kim, Amara Pedroso, Kalyn Bomback, Susan Hanson, Samantha Kendrick, Leere Park, Debra Ross

Writer: Johnny Ma (Writer)

Cinematographer: Inti Briones

Production Designer: Craig Sandells, Rob Laurie

Editor: Valeria Hernández

Composer: Marie-Hélène Leclerc-Delorme

Costume Designer: Maureen Petkau

Producers: Niv Fichman, Liz Jarvis, Constanza Muñoz

Production: Rhombus Media, Fabula, Olive House Films, Ashland Hill Media Finance

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