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Mother Theory (2019)

Mother Theory poster
Original title
엄마학개론
Directed by
Kim Yi-seul
Genre
erotic film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 12m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 3 voters

How it feels

A thirty-year-old man still lives off his parents and avoids marriage because he cannot forget his first love. His father introduces him to a new stepmother, who turns out to be that same first love. The two begin a complicated and close relationship.

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