Hidden Face
{{Short description|2024 South Korean film by Kim Dae-woo}}
{{for|the 2011 Spanish film|The Hidden Face (film)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Hidden Face.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name = {{Infobox Korean film name|hangul=히든페이스|rr=Hideunpeiseu}}
| director = Kim Dae-woo
| producer = Seo Dong-wook
Choi Pyeong-ho
| writer =
| screenplay = No Deok
Hong Eun-mi
| story =
| based_on = {{Based on|The Hidden Face|Andrés Baiz}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
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| narrator =
| music = Lee Jae-jin
| cinematography = Kim Dong-young
| editing = Kim Seon-min
| studio = Studio&NEW
SOLAIRE Partners
| distributor = Next Entertainment World
| released = {{Film date|2024|11|20}}
| runtime = 115 minutes
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| budget =
| gross = {{USD|6.5 million}}{{Cite web|title=KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: Korean films of 2024|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/boxOffice_Yearly.jsp?mode=BOXOFFICE_YEAR&selectDt=2024&category=ALL&country=K|work=KOFIC|access-date=December 8, 2024|archive-date=July 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240708182638/http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/boxOffice_Yearly.jsp?mode=BOXOFFICE_YEAR&selectDt=2024&category=ALL&country=K|url-status=live}}
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Hidden Face ({{Korean|히든페이스}}) 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.https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20241114005600315 It is a remake of the 2011 Spanish-Colombian film The Hidden Face. The film was released theatrically on November 20, 2024,{{Cite web|url=https://news.mtn.co.kr/news-detail/2024101610380382092|script-title=ko:'히든페이스' 감독 "송승헌, 연기자로서 보여주지 않았던 새 모습"|trans-title='Hidden Face' Director: "Song Seung-heon, a new side of himself that he has never shown before as an actor"|publisher=MTN|last=Park|first=Jeong-hoon|language=ko|date=October 16, 2024|access-date=December 20, 2024}} and it went on becoming the first Korean R-rated film to surpasses 1 million viewers during local theatrical release since 2019.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/news/korean/south-korean-thriller-hidden-face-surpasses-1-million-viewers-reviving-adult-rated-film-success/articleshow/116601670.cms
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{{Cite web|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/movie/article/609/0000909561|script-title=ko:'인간중독' 감독 또 만난 송승헌 "보여주지 않았던 것 보여줘"(히든페이스)|trans-title=Song Seung-heon meets the director of 'Human Addiction' again, "Show me what you haven't shown me" (Hidden Face)|publisher=Newsen|via=Naver|last=Bae|first=Hyo-joo|language=ko|date=October 16, 2024|access-date=December 20, 2024}}
- Cho Yeo-jeong as Shin Soo-yeon{{Cite web|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/311/0001784218|script-title=ko:"갇혔다, 벗겨졌다" 조여정, 송승헌 비밀에 '충격'…파격 설정의 밀실 스릴러 (히든페이스)|trans-title="Trapped, Stripped" Jo Yeo-jeong, 'Shocked' by Song Seung-heon's Secret... A Secret Room Thriller with an Unconventional Setting (Hidden Face)|publisher=Xports News|via=Naver|last=Oh|first=Seung-hyun|language=ko|date=October 17, 2024|access-date=December 20, 2024}}
- Park Ji-hyun as Kim Mi-joo{{Cite web|url=https://enews.imbc.com/News/RetrieveNewsInfo/434098|script-title=ko:'히든페이스' 박지현, 조여정 애인 송승헌과 아찔한 관계…파격 변신|trans-title='Hidden Face' Park Ji-hyun, Jo Yeo-jeong's lover Song Seung-heon and a thrilling relationship... A shocking transformation|publisher=Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation|via=Naver|last=Yoo|first=Jeong-min|language=ko|date=October 18, 2024|access-date=December 20, 2024}}
- 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.{{cite news|script-title=ko:'히든페이스' 손익분기점 관객수 제작비 주연 송승헌 조여정 박지현 감독 김대우|trans-title='Hidden Face' Break-Even Point, Number of Viewers, Production Cost, Starring Song Seung-heon, Jo Yeo-jeong, Park Ji-hyun, Director Kim Dae-woo|url=https://movie2863.tistory.com/entry/히든페이스-손익분기점-관객수-제작비-주연-송승헌-조여정-박지현-감독-김대우|language=ko|date=November 29, 2024|access-date=December 20, 2024}}{{Unreliable source?|reason=See reliable sources list on WP:KO/RS|date=March 2025}}
Music
The movie features the following compositions.
- Franze Peter Schubert's{{Cite news |last=Woo |first=Jae-yeon |date=2024-11-14 |title=(Movie Review) 'Hidden Face': erotic suspense and incomplete love story |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20241114005600315 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241225145418/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20241114005600315 |archive-date=2024-12-25 |access-date=2025-01-30 |work=Yonhap News Agency |language=en}}
- "Unfinished" Symphony No. 8 in B Minor D. 759,
- "Arpeggione" Sonata in a Minor D.821{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Yu-min |date=2024-12-06 |title='Hidden Face': A Gripping Thriller Unfolding Amid Schubert's Enchanting Melodies |url=https://www.k-ennews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=5669 |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=K-en News |language=en}}
- "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 (S 326)
- 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
Reception
=Box office=
{{As of|2024|12|24|df=US}}, Hidden Face has grossed $6,536,512 with a running total of 1,006,777 tickets sold. The film became the first Korean R-rated film to surpasses 1 million viewers during Korean theatrical release since 2019. On December 24, 2024, the film's revenue had approached break-even point.https://m.thebell.co.kr/m/newsview.asp?svccode=00&newskey=202412240907578360101979
= Accolades =
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| scope="row" rowspan="2"| Baeksang Arts Awards
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | 2025 | {{Pending}} | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" |{{cite web|last1=Jeong|first1=Han-Byeol|url=https://www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/A2025040714080004988?did=NA|date=April 7, 2025|work=Hankook Ilbo|publisher=Naver|title=다음 달 열리는 제61회 백상예술대상방송·영화·연극 부문 후보 발표 |language=ko|access-date=April 7, 2025}} |
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| Best New Actress
| {{Pending}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|34490115}}
Category:2020s Korean-language films
Category:2020s South Korean films
Category:South Korean mystery films
Category:South Korean thriller films
Category:South Korean remakes of Spanish films
Category:Next Entertainment World films