Film

The Mother and the Bear

2026 · 1h 40m · Comedy · Drama

One heart sleeps, another awakens.

Rotten Tomatoes

90%

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.

Kim Ho-jung

Sara

Lee Won-jae

Sam

Jonathan Kim

Min

Amara Pedroso

Amaya

Kalyn Bomback

Nurse

Susan Hanson

Minji

Samantha Kendrick

Dr. Jennie

Leere Park

Debra Ross

Doctor

• Johnny MaDirector · Writer
• Niv FichmanProducer
• Juan de Dios LarraínProducer
• Adrian LoveExecutive Producer
• Omar ChalabiExecutive Producer
• Joe SimpsonExecutive Producer
• Simon WilliamsExecutive Producer
• Andy WangExecutive Producer
• Matthew E. ChausseExecutive Producer
• Fraser AshExecutive Producer

U.S. Trailer

Release date

January 2, 2026

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

NR

Genres

Comedy, Drama

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