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Mothers

"After my husband died, his son came to me and i became his mother."

2018

1h 50m

6.7(13 votes)

Drama

Overview

The owner of a student study center gets an awkward request and suddenly faces the prospect of raising her dead husband's teenage son by herself.

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Myung Films

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Im Soo-jung

Im Soo-jung

Hyo-jin

Yoon Chan-young

Yoon Chan-young

Jong-wook

Lee Sang-hee

Lee Sang-hee

Mi-ran

Oh Mi-yeon

Oh Mi-yeon

Myeong-ja

Seo Shin-ae

Seo Shin-ae

Joo-mi

Han Joo-wan

Han Joo-wan

Jeong-woo

Kim Sun-young

Kim Sun-young

Yeon-hwa

Seo Jeong-yeon

Seo Jeong-yeon

Seo-yeong

Kim Min-jae

Kim Min-jae

Kyeong-taek

Kim Tae-woo

Kim Tae-woo

Kyeong-soo

Creative team

Directed by: Lee Dong-eun
Written by: Lee Dong-eun
Produced by: Shim Jae-myung

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