Hidden Face
Hidden Face is a 2024 South Korean erotic mystery thriller film directed by Kim Dae-woo, starring Song Seung-heon, Cho Yeo-jeong, and Park Ji-hyun. It is a remake of the 2011 Spanish-Colombian film The Hidden Face. The film was released theatrically on November 20, 2024, and it went on becoming the first Korean R-rated film to surpasses 1 million viewers during local theatrical release since 2019.
Plot
Conductor Seong-jin leads an orchestra where his fiancée, Soo-yeon, serves as a cellist. One day, Soo-yeon disappears, leaving behind only a video message.Seong-jin is devastated by the loss of Soo-yeon, but finds himself drawn irresistibly to Mi-joo, the cellist who replaces her. On a rainy night, consumed by their desires, Seong-jin and Mi-joo commit an unforgivable act in Soo-yeon's home.
Meanwhile, Soo-yeon, thought to be missing, is trapped in a sealed room from which escape is impossible, forced to witness the hidden truths unfold.
Cast
- Song Seung-heon as Seong-jin
- Cho Yeo-jeong as Shin Soo-yeon
- Park Ji-hyun as Kim Mi-joo
- Park Ji-young as Hye-yeon
- Park Sung-geun as office manager
- Cha Mi-kyung as Seong-jin's mother
Production
Filming
Principal photography started in May 2022 and concluded in July 2022.Music
The movie features the following compositions.- Franze Peter Schubert's
- * "Unfinished" Symphony No. 8 in B Minor D. 759,
- * "Arpeggione" Sonata in a Minor D.821
- *"Impromptu" No. 3 In G Flat Major Op.90 D.899
- Carl Maria von Weber's "Der Freischütz" Hunters' Chorus Op.77 J.277
- Sangnam Lee & PKM Gallery's The Fortress of Sense
- Sangsu Park's Gaspard de la Nuit and Vision Fugitive
- Yonghyun Lee's The Man Who Made Me Crush and Self Portrait
- Shin Dain's Small Hole Series