Comedy ·Drama · Canada · 2026 · 1h 40m

The Mother and the Bear

The Mother and the Bear poster
Director
Johnny Ma
Cast
Kim Ho-jung as Sara Lee Won-jae as Sam Jonathan Kim as Min Amara Pedroso as Amaya Kalyn Bomback as Nurse Susan Hanson as Minji
Crew
Inti Briones — Director of Photography Valeria Hernández — Editor Marie-Hélène Leclerc-Delorme — Original Music Composer Johnny Ma — Writer Niv Fichman — Producer Juan de Dios Larraín — Producer
Tagline

One heart sleeps, another awakens.

Synopsis

When her daughter falls into a temporary coma after an accident at her home in Winnipeg, Sara, an overbearing Korean mother travels from Seoul to Canada and vows to keep her daughter safe forever by catfishing a husband for her online.

Trailer The Mother and the Bear — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
affectation
Key Collaborators
Johnny Ma Director Inti Briones Director of Photography Valeria Hernández Editor Marie-Hélène Leclerc-Delorme Original Music Composer Johnny Ma Writer Niv Fichman Producer Juan de Dios Larraín Producer Craig Sandells Production Design Maureen Petkau Costume Design
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