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The Face Reader(Movie, 2013)

Original title: "관상" (Korean/KO)
2h 20min | Genres: Drama, History
The Face ReaderRating: 3.5/5 (with 4040 votes)
The Face Reader (Korean: 관상; RR: Gwansang; lit. "Physiognomy") is a 2013 South Korean period action drama film starring Song Kang-ho as the son of a disgraced noble family who goes around Joseon and a gwansang expert. He is able to assess the personality, mental state and habits of a person by looking at his or her face. His talents bring him to the royal courts where he becomes involved in a power struggle between Grand Prince Suyang and general Kim Jong-seo, a high-ranking loyalist to King Munjong. It is the first installment of the Jupiter Film's three-part film project on the Korean fortune-telling traditions and was followed by two sequels, The Princess and the Matchmaker and Feng Shui in 2018. The Face Reader became one of the highest-grossing films in South Korea in 2013, with 9.1 million admissions. It won six awards at the 50th Grand Bell Awards, including Best Film, Best Director for Han Jae-rim, and Best Actor for Song Kang-ho. This film is ()
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About The Face Reader

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.

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Additional Information

Production country: South Korea
Shot in: South Korea
Plays in: South Korea
Made by: Showbox
Original language: Korean (KO)
Spoken languages: Korean (KO)
Translated into 18 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Hebrew (HE), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 10/04/2013 (World premiere: 09/11/2013)
Appearing Characters: Sejo of Joseon, Munjong of Joseon
Director: Han Jae-rim
Screenwriter: Han Jae-rim
Film Editor: Kim Chang-ju
Composer: Lee Byung-woo
Production Designer: Lee Ha-jun
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"観相師"
"観相師 かんそうし"
"Gwansang"
"관상"
"Читающий лица"
"觀相"

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