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The Truth Beneath
Why this pick
Like Idol, this is a politically charged missing-person thriller that lets parental desperation and public image curdle into escalating moral compromise.
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MOVIE2019 2h 24m KOR
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Myeong-hoi's successful political life is in danger as a result of an accident involving his son. An upstanding citizen with strict moral code, he convinces his son to come forward with the accident instead of covering it up. Joong-sik's life revolves around his mentally handicapped son Boo-nam but his world comes crashing down when his son ends up dead in an accident. Ryeon-hwa was with Boo-nam the night he was killed and saw everything firsthand. For some mysterious reason, she disappears without a trace. Both men look for her for two very different reasons and her secret is bound to connect these two men's lives in a harrowing way.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Han Suk-kyu
Myeong-hoi
Sol Kyung-gu
Joong-sik
Chun Woo-hee
Ryeon-hwa
Yoo Seung-mok
Attorney Hwang
Hyun Bong-sik
Detective Kim
Kang Mal-geum
Myeong-hoi's wife
Kim Myung-gon
Lawmaker Choi
Jo Byeong-kyu
Johan