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The Ugly

The barefaced truth comes out.

One day while overseeing a documentary crew filming his blind father at work, Im Dong-hwan gets a phone call that his missing mother’s remains have been found after forty years. Determined to find the truth of her disappearance, Dong-hwan embarks on a twisted odyssey through his family’s traumatic past, uncovering dark secrets along the way.

1h 42m2025NRTMDb 6.9

MysteryThriller

Korean

Crew and Cast

Yeon Sang-hoYeon Sang-hoDirectorPark Jeong-minPark Jeong-minYoung Yeong-gyu · Im Dong-hwanKwon Hae-hyoKwon Hae-hyoIm Yeong-gyuHan Ji-hyeonHan Ji-hyeonKim Su-jinIm Sung-jaeIm Sung-jaeYoung Ju-sangShin Hyun-beenShin Hyun-beenJung Young-heeKim Jae-rokKim Jae-rokBaek Ju-sangCha Mi-kyungCha Mi-kyungLee Jin-sukJoo Hae-eunJoo Hae-eunYoung Jin-sukWon Mi-wonWon Mi-wonEldest AuntPark Myung-shinPark Myung-shinYounger AuntLee Hyun-kyunLee Hyun-kyunMan in His 40sGo Seo-heeGo Seo-heeWoman in Her 40sGo Dong-eopGo Dong-eopOld Man 1Hong Seok-binHong Seok-binOld Man 2Kim Hye-jungKim Hye-jungOld WomanLee Han-solLee Han-solTailor 1
Han Ju-hyeTailor 2Seo Suk-kyuSeo Suk-kyuJin-suk's SonHa Si-yeonHa Si-yeonJin-suk's Daughter-in-LawHan Sang-chulHan Sang-chulGeneral Store OwnerOh Chang-kyungOh Chang-kyungTextile Store OwnerKim Ji-wonKim Ji-wonFemale Factory Worker 1
Jo Hye-sooFemale Factory Worker 2Jeon Woon-jongJeon Woon-jongGyu-chilBaek Seong-cheolBaek Seong-cheolBossChoi FunnyChoi FunnyMan 1
Kwon Ju-yeongMan 2Ahn Hyun-binAhn Hyun-binDetective 1Kang Jeon-yeongKang Jeon-yeongDetective 2Jin Yong-ukJin Yong-ukHead of the Morgue

Storyline

One day while overseeing a documentary crew filming his blind father at work, Im Dong-hwan gets a phone call that his missing mother’s remains have been found after forty years. Determined to find the truth of her disappearance, Dong-hwan embarks on a twisted odyssey through his family’s traumatic past, uncovering dark secrets along the way.

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Info

Original title
얼굴
Status
Released
Released
11 September 2025
Runtime
1h 42m
Rating
NR
TMDB score
6.9 / 10 (42 votes)

Production

Director
Yeon Sang-ho
Writers
Yeon Sang-ho
Studios
Wow Point
Countries
South Korea

Languages

Original
Korean
Spoken
Korean