Mãe (2018)

"Call Me Mother" was a great drama that covered so many things- in my opinion, perfectly with as much as they could in 16 eps. Child abuse, single mothers, adoption, trauma, this drama really took all of those themes and compiled them into a great piece that left me tearing up.

Heo Yool (Hye Na) is such a great child actress and she impressed me because it really is a hit or miss when it comes to children in my opinion. However, the actress showed that she really understood the role and performed as if she had felt to much pain herself. What I like about this drama is that it really did not make the child a child. It showed how a child isn't just this cute person who doesn't understand anything. In reality, children are the ones that may understand more than adults, or at least notice more than adults do.

I was also pleased with the topic of adoption and single mothers. Still, even in the US, there are prejudices when it comes to single mothers and I understand that there is also this prejudice in S.K along with adoption. Women who are single with a child are usually looked down upon, as if they are used goods and are not desired as much. I don't know if this is a personal experience, but I have witnessed these statements with conversations with people around me. This drama took a different route and showing that there is no shame in being a single mother. That it is possible to raise a child and it doesn't mean that it will be an unhappy ending. With adoption, I simply enjoyed the fact that they explained that adoptive mothers are also real mothers. It's as simple as that.

I thought this drama was done well, although the episodes were unnecessarily long- full of filler, but in the end it performed great.

I do recommend this drama if you want to smile and cry at the same time and just experience this road to motherhood in a unique way that will leave your heart racing.

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i used to only watch romance dramas, but this drama proved me wrong. Although there was no / slightly romance involved between couples, The relationship between kang soo jin and kim hye na is amazing. It really portrayed the struggles the mother daughter pair had to go through, and it and showed the extent of how much a teacher would go just to save their students. Be prepared to have a stack of tissue with you as some episodes with leave you crying your eyeballs out.An extremely mature, heartwarming piece and the actresses and actors did a fantastic job displaying their roles!

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El amor materno, que es ser madre, adopción, la familia y la violencia domestica,.. Esos nada mas son algunos puntos que toca profundamente "Call me Mother", drama que esta basado en el drama japones "Mother" de 2010.
Planteándonos la relación de la maestra temporal Soo Jin (Lee Bo Young) y su alumna Hye Na (Heo Yool) en el momento que la maestra decide raptar a la niña después de presenciar abuso infantil, se empieza a crea un vinculo madre e hija entre ellas dos, mientras se crean cuestiones y respuestas sobre el pasado de Soo Jin, todo en el mismo momento que la maestra y la niña tratan de escapar del país debido al crimen cometido....
Desde el primer capitulo hasta el ultimo presenciamos un mar de emociones, y siempre tenemos esa sensación en nuestras mentes de: "esto va a terminar mal" o "romperé a llorar dentro de poco" ya que es un titulo con un guion muy interesante acompañado de la dirección brillante de Kim Chul Kyu que opta siempre por una visual de tono gris, que acompaña muy bien al guion que utilizo.
Como conté antes, es un drama que siempre evalúa la importancia de la familia, lo complicado que es para un niño el ser adoptado, el ser abandonado, y el lazo "niño/madre", que no es simplemente un vinculo de sangre.
La actuación de todo el cast es magistral, pero punto aparte para Lee Hye Young como Young Sin, madre adoptiva de Soon Jin, una mujer de alta edad, en sus últimos compases de vida, que después de una vida de éxitos gracias a la actuación, tiene como gran cuestión pendiente su hija mayor, su hija adoptiva...
Lee Hye Young al parecer nació para este papel, siendo cada uno de sus minutos en pantalla de gran nivel, un personaje que se desarrollo de gran manera, siguiendo siempre su bien marcado carácter y que en los últimos capítulos brilla como nunca.
Y también punto aparte para Heo Yool como Hye Na, esta joven actriz protagonizo su primer papel, como protagonico, con solamente la corta edad de 8 años y lo hace a un nivel brillante, una actuación cautivante, haciendo un gran "duo" con Soo Jin como madre e hija. Con su papel de Hye Na nos da a entender que debemos seguir vigilando cualquier próxima actuación de la joven actriz.
La banda sonora aunque nada del otro mundo se adhiere completamente y acompaña muy bien a los grandes momentos de la serie.
Sin ser perfecta, (algunos personajes poco aprovechados, banda sonora sin ningún destaque, y algún momento que te puede sacar del drama) Call me Mother, es una gran obra, puedes iniciar con ella si no estas acostumbrado al mundillo del drama coreano, igual que la disfrutaras siendo un veterano en este.
No te dejara indiferente, y siempre te matendrá enganchado, al mismo momento que sientes el deseo de dejarla porque sabes que si sigues avanzando, algo malo sucederá.

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It's brilliant and a well made drama... I didn't think I would shed much tears for a drama, But I did, Especially when climax hit the fan, it's so satisfying to watch each scene can be so memorable. It gives me another perspective being a mother, and take various point of view from children perspective about their feeling and their right, which often we take it for grant.


The most important think is This drama doesn't suddenly losing track from their original intent from start to the last frame . Which is hard for kdrama, with all the pressure to come all the way from the board (and PPL), the reason there are still live shooting system, in order to increase rating. Each scene and music is perfectly blend with the emotion, which make the drama feel passionate and alive. More over, thanks to The actor who give the character justice and set each line from the writers on fire, which make it all rewarding.

This kind of drama gave me all hope to Kdrama once again, once in a while, in industry where everything produced by people who only produce a drama to work and making money. in a deem light, there is always bunch of people who will produce a drama with their soul and give their all to produce a memorable drama from the cast to the crew.... Being nominated in Cannes Festival ? Well deserved. Thank you all....

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"There are people who think that a woman becomes a mother only when she gives birth to a child. But A woman becomes a mother when she gives all of her to an existence smaller than her" This phrase explains a lot about this drama. But the word "Mother" might actually be the very one word to describe it. Very beautiful and amazing drama. I started this drama because I love Lee Bo Yeong. Didn't see the original before, though expected it to be something emotional just reading the title. I usually need a special mood to watch these kind of dramas, but i don't regret starting it. As soon as I watched the first 4 episodes I already couldn't wait to see what happens next. This drama is all about being a mother. And it shows it so well that I can't find words to describe it. It's a very beautiful interpretation. I watch the original after this, but I still liked the remake better. Japanese are really good with doing emotional stuff, but this time the remake was better. I might be biased though. the girls in Japanese version is a bit smaller than here. Though she did an amazing job doing her role. But I was really amazed at Yoon Bok. She was fantastic. Delivering all those emotions so well. I think this drama should be watched by all mothers and children. No.... not just mothers... parents in general. It can teach one a lot. The fact he one becomes a parent not when they are related by blood, but when they are giving each other their heart. The music also was amazing and on point. Sometimes this drama was super scary. some kind of silent fear was ruling the first half of the drama. The second half was just full of emotions and full of motherhood. This drama has some great character development. Of all the characters. They all change as time passes. Learn a lot and develop. I putted the re-watch value lower, only because it is difficult for me to go through this kind of emotional roller coaster again and again. I don't re-watch dramas often. But this was amazing drama that will stay forever in my heart. It immediately went to my list of favorite dramas and will never leave it. I enjoyed every second of it. It left such a warm and kind feeling inside of me. That I want to keep this feeling for a long time. It was a wonderful drama. full of Love, Hope and Faith no matter how cheesy and cliche this may sound. Of course it was also full of Fear, Despair, Sadness. But the Love was above all. By the way I also like how this drama shows the importance of books in the digitized world. "Every book is a door to a different world" A beautiful phrase that made the girl read a lot of books. "the moment birds start to fly towards Egypt, there are already in Egypt" - Loved this quote too. I really recommend this drama to all. <3

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