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Don't Cry Mommy (2012)

Don't Cry Mommy poster
Original title
돈 크라이 마미
Directed by
Kim Yong-han
Genre
drama film, crime film, rape and revenge film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
15
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 31 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A mother seeks revenge against the young men who assaulted her daughter. The film follows how the crime devastates the family.

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What happens

Don't Cry Mommy (Korean: 돈 크라이 마미) 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. It premiered at the 2012 Busan International Film Festival before its theatrical release. The film was inspired by Kim Bu-Nam case. 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." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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