The Ugly (2025)

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“The Ugly,” the anticipated Korean mystery thriller which is set for a world premiere at Toronto next month, has landed North American distribution with Well Go USA.

The movie is directed by acclaimed director Yeon Sang-ho, whose credits include smash hit “Train to Busan” and is headline by Park Jeong-min (“Decision to Leave”) and Kwon Hae-hyo (“Peninsula”).

Well Go USA is planning to release “The Ugly” in U.S. theaters on Sept. 26 following the Toronto bow.

Penned by Yeon and based on his 2018 graphic novel “Face,” the movie tells the story of Im Yeong-gyu (Kwon), who is a master artisan who has been hand-carving beautiful, engraved seals despite having been born blind. One day, his son Dong-hwan (Park) receives a call from the police, informing them that Young-hee, their wife and mother, who disappeared 40 years ago, has been found as skeletal remains. Upon hearing that the mother whose face he’s never known may have been murdered, Dong-hwan begins investigating her death with Su-jin, a producer who has been filming a documentary about Yeong-gyu. Through the memories of those who worked with his mother at a garment factory 40 years ago, Dong-hwan comes face-to-face with the long-hidden truth. [source]