The Good Bad Mother
나쁜 엄마
“Reply 1988 warmth meets a second-chance redemption tale”
A tragic accident leaves an ambitious prosecutor with the mind of a child – forcing him and his mother to embark on a journey to heal their relationship.
Ra Mi-ran
as Jin Young-soon · LEAD
Ra Mi-ran
Jin Young-soon
Lee Do-hyun
as Choi Kang-ho · LEAD
Lee Do-hyun
Choi Kang-ho
Ahn Eun-jin
as Lee Mi-joo · SUPPORTING
Ahn Eun-jin
Lee Mi-joo
Yoo In-soo
as Bang Sam-sik · SUPPORTING
Yoo In-soo
Bang Sam-sik
Choi Moo-seong
as Song Woo-byeok · SUPPORTING
Choi Moo-seong
Song Woo-byeok
Jung Woong-in
as Oh Tae-soo · SUPPORTING
Jung Woong-in
Oh Tae-soo
Hong Bi-ra
as Oh Ha-young · SUPPORTING
Hong Bi-ra
Oh Ha-young
Seo Yi-sook
as Park Sung-ae · SUPPORTING
Seo Yi-sook
Park Sung-ae
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Should you watch?
A tear-jerker about parenting and second chances anchored by Ra Mi-ran.
✓Fans of family melodrama, Reply 1988 and When Life Gives You Tangerines, anyone who cries at mother-son stories
✗Heavy melodrama and trauma flashbacks aren't your thing
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What is it really about
A hard-driving prosecutor is reduced to the mind of a child after an accident, forcing him back to the pig farm and the blunt, fierce mother he had cut out of his life. The healing goes both ways.
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