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.
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Cast
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Park Jeong-min
Young Yeong-gyu / Im Dong-hwan
Known for
Hellbound
The 8 Show
Kwon Hae-hyo
Im Yeong-gyu
Known for
Parasyte: The Grey
Peninsula
Han Ji-hyeon
Kim Su-jin
Known for
No Gain No Love
The Penthouse
Im Sung-jae
Young Ju-sang
Known for
Extraordinary Attorney Woo
Hellbound
Shin Hyun-been
Jung Young-hee
Known for
Hospital Playlist
Colony
Kim Jae-rok
Baek Ju-sang
Known for
Miss Night and Day
Train to Busan
Cha Mi-kyung
Lee Jin-suk
Known for
When Life Gives You Tangerines
Itaewon Class
Joo Hae-eun
Young Jin-suk
Known for
Nine Puzzles
Swing Kids
Won Mi-won
Eldest Aunt
Known for
Hotel Del Luna
Hellbound
Park Myung-shin
Younger Aunt
Known for
Train to Busan
Her Private Life
Lee Hyun-kyun
Man in His 40s
Known for
Touch Your Heart
Parasyte: The Grey
Go Seo-hee
Woman in Her 40s
Known for
Memories of Murder
Parasyte: The Grey
Yeon Sang-ho Director · Chae Min-ju Composer Pyo Sang-woo Cinematographer
United States release September 26, 2025 · Produced in South Korea · Original title 얼굴
Production
Wow Point
Production
South Korea
Produced in
Languages
Original title
얼굴
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
Korean
Release dates
Canada · September 5, 2025
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
South Korea · September 11, 2025
Theatrical
United States · September 26, 2025
Limited theatrical
Australia
August 23, 2026 · Premiere · Korean Film Festival in Australia
Brazil
August 29, 2026 · Premiere · Korean Film Festival
Canada
September 26, 2025 · Theatrical
Czechia
June 19, 2026 · Premiere · Korean Film Festival in Prague
France
October 16, 2025 · Premiere · La Roche-sur-Yon International Film Festival
July 29, 2026 · Theatrical
Germany
October 23, 2026 · Premiere · Korea Independent Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
September 18, 2025 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 29, 2026 · Premiere · Korean Film Festival
India
March 13, 2026 · Premiere · Red Lorry Film Festival
Indonesia
October 23, 2025 · Premiere · Jakarta Film Week
October 24, 2025 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 9, 2025 · Premiere · Cork International Film Festival
Italy
March 25, 2026 · Premiere · Florence Korea Film Fest
Russia
January 22, 2026 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 27, 2025 · Digital
Spain
September 4, 2026 · Premiere · Korean Film Festival Barcelona
Sweden
September 16, 2026 · Premiere · Stockholm Korean Film Festival
Taiwan
September 26, 2025 · Theatrical
Thailand
November 20, 2025 · Theatrical
Türkiye
August 29, 2026 · Premiere · Ankara Korean Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 26, 2025 · Premiere · London East Asia Film Festival
Vietnam
October 3, 2025 · Theatrical
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