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The Ugly

The Ugly

The barefaced truth comes out.

20257.31h 42mNR

Overview

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.

Directed by Yeon Sang-ho
Written by Yeon Sang-ho
Produced by Jo Eun-hye
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Top Cast

Park Jeong-min

Park Jeong-min

Im Dong-hwan / Young Im Yeong-gyu

Kwon Hae-hyo

Kwon Hae-hyo

Im Yeong-gyu

Shin Hyun-bin

Shin Hyun-bin

Jung Young-hee

Han Ji-hyeon

Han Ji-hyeon

Kim Su-jin

Im Sung-jae

Im Sung-jae

Young Baek Ju-sang

Kim Jae-rok

Kim Jae-rok

Baek Ju-sang

Cha Mi-kyeong

Cha Mi-kyeong

Lee Jin-suk

Joo Hae-eun

Joo Hae-eun

Young Lee Jin-suk

Won Mi-won

Won Mi-won

Aunt

Park Myung-shin

Park Myung-shin

Aunt

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Themes & Keywords

based on graphic noveldepressed

About The Ugly

The Ugly is a mystery, thriller film released in 2025 exploring themes of based on graphic novel, depressed. Directed by Yeon Sang-ho, it stars Park Jeong-min, Kwon Hae-hyo, Shin Hyun-bin. 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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