THE MOTHER AND THE BEAR
WORLD PREMIERE | TIFF 2024 | CENTERPIECE
Written and Directed by: Johnny Ma (Old Stone – TIFF’s Best Canadian Feature Award Winner)
Starring: Kim Ho-Jung, Jonathan Kim, Lee Won-jae, Amara Pedroso
Produced by: Niv Fichman, Juan de Dios Larraín
After 26-year-old Sumi suffers an accident on the streets of wintry Winnipeg, her overbearing mother Sara (Kim Ho-jung) flies in from Seoul to be by her now comatose daughter’s side. Desperate to ensure Sumi will have someone to look after her in the future, Sara embarks on a mission to catfish a suitable (preferably Korean) husband before her daughter wakes up. However, as Sara meddles in Sumi's life via a dating app, she ends up on a journey that will leave her forever changed.
Johnny Ma was born in Shanghai and raised in Toronto. He studied film at Columbia University. He’s directed short films including The Robbery (10) and A Grand Canal (13). His debut feature film Old Stone screened at TIFF ’16, where it won Best Canadian First Feature. The Mother and the Bear (24) is his latest film.
Writer/Director Johnny Ma & Select Cast Available for Interviews!
Public Screenings:
Friday, September 6, 2024 at 2:30PM at the Royal Alexandra Theatre
Sunday, September 8, 2024 at 9:15PM at the Scotiabank Theatre
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