Available to watch January 2nd 2026!

Following Dekanalog’s recent release of Constance Tsang’s Blue Sun Palace, "THE MOTHER AND THE BEAR" which premiered in the Centrepiece section at TIFF, is a warm, wonderful fish-out-of-water dramedy featuring an incredible turn by Kim-Ho jung as an overbearing Korean mother seeking a better life for her Winnipeg-based daughter who is in a coma. Ma’s third film following 2016’s "OLD STONE" and 2019’s "TO LIVE TO SING" which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival 2019 in Directors Fortnight to tremendous reviews, this film is truly a balm for the soul. https://www.dekanalog.com/films/the-mother-and-the-bear

TRAILER HERE: https://youtu.be/G28UkcvmxgM?si=EqnwJMrm4r7zjrLg

Johnny Ma (Nan Ma) was Born in Shanghai, China. Immigrated to Canada at the age of ten years old. After working in both the finance and fashion industry, he attended Columbia University Master of Fine Arts as Director/ Screenwriter in 2010. Since 2020, Johnny resides in between Vancouver and San Sebastian Del Oeste Mexico.

IMDb HERE: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33058395/?ref_=fn_t_1

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