Leaving Mom

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A young street barber caring for his mother with late-stage Alzheimer's disease finds himself torn between love and exhaustion as her condition worsens. In a final attempt to give her the care she deserves, he travels to South Korea in hopes of leaving his mom with the half-brother he's never met, before time and memory slip away from them both.

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Sarah Vincent

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While unflinching in its portrait of a mother and son with physical and mental limitations and no resources trying to manage each other’s health problems, it veers towards a happy ending that dismisses everything that came before

Sep 8, 2025

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Carla Hay

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Leaving Mom can get a little overstuffed with its two major storylines about caregiving for a parent with dementia and looking for a long-lost family member. However, this drama has very good performances, even if some of the scenes veer into triteness.

Aug 30, 2025

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Panos Kotzathanasis

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While “Leaving Mom” has minor issues, the emotional weight, social commentary, strong performances, and dual settings make it a movie worth watching. Fans of melodrama are likely to find it particularly compelling.

Rated: 6.5

Aug 24, 2025

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ivy

About family and great movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/09/25

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Tammy L

What a phenomenal movie. I wish I could give 10 stars for this movie. I cried the whole movie and my parents loved it as well!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/07/25

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Yen

Love this! Look forward to more Viet Korean movies in the future.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/04/25

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MT

Beautiful, heart wrenching.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/02/25

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Diem

Great emotional story about the struggles of being a young caretaker for a parent. Hoan (played by Tuan Tran) goes through extreme lengths to protect and care for his mom (played by Hoag Dao). Some of his actions would be seen as elderly abuse by outsiders. However, it highlights the lack of financial assistance and support for adult children who cannot afford help for their deteriorating parents. This movie has no lack of tear-jerker moments and suspense. Some scenes do come off less impactful due to the repetitive music score though. Despite this, the story is still beautiful and worth the watch.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/01/25

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Ryan G

Quite the whiplash, but great movie! If art is supposed to make you feel, then get ready to cry and laugh. Great movie!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/31/25

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Mo Hong-jin

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Hong Dao

Le Thi Hanh

Tuan Tran

Hoan

Jung Il-woo

Jeong-min

Bao Ngoc Doling Juliet

Le Thi Hanh (younger)

Tuấn Trần

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Synopsis

A young street barber caring for his mother with late-stage Alzheimer's disease finds himself torn between love and exhaustion as her condition worsens. In a final attempt to give her the care she deserves, he travels to South Korea in hopes of leaving his mom with the half-brother he's never met, before time and memory slip away from them both.

Director: Mo Hong-jin
Producer: Phan Gia Nhat Linh, Kim Dae Kuen, Choi Yuno
Screenwriter: Mo Hong-jin
Distributor: Eastern Edge Films
Production Co: Sidus
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Vietnamese
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 28, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 2h 5m