The Face Reader
(2013)
★ 7 IMDb · 108 votes
Year: 2013
Runtime: 140 мин
Country: South Korea
Director: Хан Чжэ Рим
Cast: Сон Кан Хо, Ли Джон-джэ, 백윤식, 조정석, 이종석, 김혜수, Ким Ый Сон, 채상우, 김태우, Ко Чхан Сок
Plot
An exceptionally talented face reader becomes entangled in a bloody power struggle between a child king and his uncle who plans to usurp the throne.
Set during the seizure of the throne by Sejo of Joseon in the year 1455, the movie follows the life of Nae-Kyung. Nae-Kyung, the son of a ruined noble family, goes all around Joseon and studies physiognomy. He is able to assess the personality, mental state and habits of a person by looking at someone's face. Because of his abilities, he gets involved in a power struggle between Prince Sooyang and Kim Jong-Seo.