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The Ugly

2025Movie1 h 42 minNR1 award

MysteryThriller
51
MediocreGoodWatch score
IMDb6.6Letterboxd3.2/5Metacritic50–Rotten Tomatoes56%–
51
MediocreGoodWatch score
IMDb6.6Letterboxd3.2/5Metacritic50–Rotten Tomatoes56%–

Summary

One day while overseeing a documentary crew filming his blind father at work, Im Dong-hwan gets a phone call that his missing mother’s remains have been found after forty years. Determined to find the truth of her disappearance, Dong-hwan embarks on a twisted odyssey through his family’s traumatic past, uncovering dark secrets along the way.

Good for

  • Thought-provoking
  • Adults
  • Public viewing safe

Skip it if

  • You want something to laugh at
  • You need an uplifting mood

Where to watch

Fingerprint

  • Makes you care deeply.
  • Breaks your heart.
  • Hits close to home.
  • Weighs on you.
  • Keeps you guessing.

Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

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