THE MOTHER AND THE BEAR

APRIL 1

SHOWTIME 2PM & 7PM

Film Details

English (with subtitles) | Canada 2024 | 100 minutes
Directed by: Johnny Ma
Cast: Kim Ho-jung, Lee Won-jae and Jonathan Kim

Film Description

When elementary teacher, Sumi, has an accident on Winnipeg’s wintery streets, her mother, Sara, flies in from Seoul to care for her. But when busybody Sara decides to straighten up all aspects of her daughter’s life, including creating an online dating profile and posing as her daughter in hopes of nabbing her a husband, Sara ends up finding more than she had bargained for.

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