The Face Reader

The Mentalist if it were a period Korean thriller. A canny physiognomist is pulled into the palace to suss out potential traitors threatening the crown. Song Kang-ho elevates a solid genre film.

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Han Jae-rim directed The Face Reader in 2013. See Han Jae-rim's full filmography, where to start with Han Jae-rim, or where to go after you've seen everything by Han Jae-rim.

The Face Reader was released in 2013 (KO original-language production), with a runtime of 140 minutes.