The Ugly

The Ugly

2025 · 102 min · KO · NR · 6.9 (42 votes)
Dir. Yeon Sang-ho · Starring Park Jeong-min, Kwon Hae-hyo, Han Ji-hyeon, Im Sung-jae, Shin Hyun-been, Kim Jae-rok · Music Chae Min-ju

“The barefaced truth comes out.”

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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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This is a descent into a labyrinth of familial trauma, steeped in a heavy, melancholic atmosphere. It feels like peeling back layers of a long-buried wound, with each revelation adding to a pervasive sense of dread. The journey is emotionally taxing, demanding a contemplative, focused watch as dark truths steadily emerge.

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