Bi-mil-eun eobs-da (2016)

THE TRUTH BENEATH follows a mysterious 15-day scandal of a politician and his wife as their daughter goes missing just before the national elections.

Director:

Kyoung-mi Lee

Writers:

Seo-kyeong Jeong, So-young Jung

Stars:

Son Ye-Jin, Ju-hyuk Kim, Yu-hwa Choi

11 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Son Ye-Jin	...	Yeon-hong
Ju-hyuk Kim	...	Jong-chan
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yu-hwa Choi	...	Son So-ra
Cheol-woo Han	...	Dr. Jo
Eui-sung Kim	...	No Jae-soon
Jin-gu Kim	...	Grandmother Witness (as Gin-goo Kim)
Min-Jae Kim	...	Secretary General
So-hee Kim	...	Choi Mi-ok
Sang-hee Lee	...	Mi-ok's stepmother
Gene Woo Park	...	Chauffeur Choi
Ji-Hoon Shin	...	Kim Min-jin

Storyline

After an extremely close national assembly race, Jong-chan wins the nomination of his party. He and his wife Yeon-hong are fully committed to the campaign and when their teenager daughter Min-jin goes missing, Jong-chan convinces Yeon-hong not to notify the authorities fearing negative publicity. With the election imminent, Yeon-hong decides to look for her daughter, but instead uncovers a twisted series of conspiracy, secrets, and lies surrounding Min-jin's disappearance.

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Plot Keywords:

male infidelity | seoul south korea | national political campaign | husband wife relationship | sex video | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Son Ye-Jin and Kim Ju-Hyeok previously starred together in 2008 film "My Wife Got Married."

User Reviews

We never know what's ahead of us, especially when we have blinded ourselves

What worked: The overall watch was pleasantly surprised. The movie had it's moments. It's not a fast paced thriller , it's articulated slowly but softly making the experience satisfying. At times, the movie is overwhelming and sometimes it's a plain movie based on politics. Once the stage is set, the movie keeps its momentum and thrills us with an engaging and surprising series of events. We can say it's a well written and executed piece of cinema

What did not work: The though that I had while watching the first half of the movie is why is the movie running low on its intensity and the needed boost. If it was me, I would have expected the first half an thrilling and suspenseful ride in much bigger and overwhelming fashion. Although we have other agenda in the plate during this time, but it would have been much better if it was handled as equally as the second half in terms of the mood and the climate Final verdict: recommended

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean English

Release Date:

23 June 2016 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Bimileun eobsda

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,755,561

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film Train, Gummy

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Color:

Color