The Mother and the Bear

When her daughter falls into a temporary coma after an accident in Winnipeg, overbearing Korean mother Sara flies from Seoul to Canada and vows to keep her child safe forever, hatching the wildly misguided plan of catfishing a husband for her online. Director Johnny Ma spins this premise into a comedy-drama that finds absurd humor and real ache in a mother's smothering love.

Quirky and tender, it mines culture-clash and good intentions gone sideways without losing its emotional core. The mood is warm with a comic edge, the pacing buoyant as Sara's scheme unravels. Viewers who enjoy offbeat family comedies about overprotective parents and the messy lengths love drives them to will find this both funny and touching.