Don't Cry Mommy

Don't Cry Mommy
Don't Cry Mommy
Hangul	돈 크라이 마미
Revised Romanization	Don keura-i Mami
McCune–Reischauer	Ton k'ŭra-i Mami
Directed by	Kim Yong-han
Written by	Lee Sang-hyeon; Yoon Seon-hee; Kim Yong-han
Produced by	Kim Yoon-oh; Son Yoo-jin
Starring	Yoo Sun; Nam Bo-ra; Yu Oh-seong
Cinematography	Jeong Han-cheol
Edited by	Kim Mi-joo
Music by	Lee Jong-soo; Seo Dae-yeon
Production; companies	Cinema Golbangi Productions ; Daisy Entertainment
Distributed by	SBS Contents Hub
Release dates	October 8, 2012 (BIFF); November 22, 2012 (South Korea);
Running time	92 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	$6,181,134

Don't Cry Mommy (Korean: 돈 크라이 마미; RR: Don keurai Mami) is a 2012 South Korean crime drama film directed by Kim Yong-han. The story was about a mother's revenge against her daughter's rapists.^[2] It premiered at the 2012 Busan International Film Festival before its theatrical release.^[3]

The film was inspired by Kim Bu-Nam case.^{[clarification needed]} Director Kim Yong-han said he wanted to raise awareness about sex crimes by charting "the tragic course of the lives of victims and their families as vividly as possible. Sexual abuse is like devastating a human's soul."^[4]^[5]

Plot

Recently divorced, Yoo-lim (Yoo Sun) now lives with her only daughter, Eun-ah (Nam Bo-ra). Upon arriving at her new school, Eun-ah is frequently picked on, though she has feelings for classmate Jo-han (Shin Dongho). One day she is brutally raped by Jo-han and his friends. Yoo-lim tries to get justice for Eun-ah, but because the assailants are minors, they receive little punishment. In an effort to intimidate her, Eun-ah's rapists send video footage of the rape, threatening to post it if she does not comply. She tries to defend herself against them, but is unsuccessful; they gang rape her again.

Unable to cope with the trauma she was forced to endure, Eun-ah takes her own life. After discovering a cake with Eun-ah's suicide note ("don't cry mommy") and video footage of both assaults sent to Eun-ah's phone, Yoo-lim is overwhelmed with grief and rage. She then sets out to make the boys' lives a living hell. She was about to kill Jo-han first but when he lied that it was his friend's plan to rape Eun-ah, she went ahead to brutally murder the two Jo-han mentioned. When Yoo-lim realised that it was Jo-han whom was behind all of this, she entered his school and attempts to kill him, but police detective Oh, investigating Eun-ah's death rushes over to stop her. When confronted, Yoo-lim, having had enough of all she had to go through, makes an attempt to deliver the fatal blow, forcing detective Oh to shoot her with his gun, killing her. Jo-han succumbs to his wounds and dies shortly after.

The film ends with the credits referencing numerous underage sexual assault cases and calling for the criminal prosecution of sexual offenders regardless of age.^[6]

Cast

Yoo Sun as Yoo-lim
Nam Bo-ra as Eun-ah, daughter of Yoo-lim
Shin Dongho as Jo-han, schoolmate of Eun-ah^[7]
Yu Oh-seong as Oh, police detective
Kwon Hyun-sang as Park Joon
Choi Dae-chul as Yoo-lim's ex-husband

Awards and nominations

2013 Baeksang Arts Awards

Nomination - Best New Actress - Nam Bo-ra

2013 Blue Dragon Film Awards

Nomination - Best New Actress - Nam Bo-ra

References

^ "Don't Cry Mommy (2012)" Archived 2023-11-16 at the Wayback Machine. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
^ Hong, Grace Danbi (18 October 2012). "Video: U-Kiss Dong Ho and Nam Bo Ra's Posters for 'Don't Cry Mommy' Revealed". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
^ Ho, Stewart (28 September 2012). "U-KISS' Dong Ho's Movie 'Don't Cry Mommy' To Premiere in November". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-10-23.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Ji, Yong-jin (7 December 2012). "KIM Yong-han, Director of DON’T CRY MOMMY: Zoom in on Society Through a Director's Eyes" Archived 2014-05-31 at the Wayback Machine. Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
^ Park, Eun-jee (2 November 2012). "Three films zero in on the limitations of legal system". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 22 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Don't Cry, Mommy (2012)". The Chosun Ilbo. 23 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
^ Sunwoo, Carla (16 October 2012). "U-Kiss' Dongho in hospital for pleurisy". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved 2012-10-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

External links

Official website (in Korean)
Don't Cry Mommy at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
Don't Cry Mommy at IMDb
Don't Cry Mommy at HanCinema

[1] "Don't Cry Mommy (2012)" Archived 2023-11-16 at the Wayback Machine. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-04-05.

[2] Hong, Grace Danbi (18 October 2012). "Video: U-Kiss Dong Ho and Nam Bo Ra's Posters for 'Don't Cry Mommy' Revealed". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2012-10-23.

[3] Ho, Stewart (28 September 2012). "U-KISS' Dong Ho's Movie 'Don't Cry Mommy' To Premiere in November". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-10-23.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[4] Ji, Yong-jin (7 December 2012). "KIM Yong-han, Director of DON’T CRY MOMMY: Zoom in on Society Through a Director's Eyes" Archived 2014-05-31 at the Wayback Machine. Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2012-12-07.

[5] Park, Eun-jee (2 November 2012). "Three films zero in on the limitations of legal system". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 22 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[6] "Don't Cry, Mommy (2012)". The Chosun Ilbo. 23 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2012-11-23.

[7] Sunwoo, Carla (16 October 2012). "U-Kiss' Dongho in hospital for pleurisy". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved 2012-10-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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