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Quick Info

Rating

8.3/10

Release2025

Runtime1h 42m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

Wow Point

Movie

The Ugly

2025

1h 42m

8.3

Mystery

Thriller

Synopsis

Dong-hwan, having inherited his blind artisan father Yeong-gyu's seal engraving studio, persuades his father to star in a documentary about his life as a master of the craft who has overcome the limits of his disability. But the shoot takes an unexpected turn when the remains of their wife and mother are discovered after forty years. As Dong-hwan uncovers long-buried family secrets, he also unravels the story of a woman whose face has been erased from collective memory and remembered solely as an "ugly monster."

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