The Face Reader (2013) on Netflix
Nae-kyung, son of a ruined noble family, travels Joseon reading faces to judge character and habits. The gisaeng Yeon-hong proposes a partnership, and his readings pull him into a murder case.
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Nae-kyung is the most skilled face reader in Joseon, able to judge a person's character, mental state and habits from their features. He has been living in seclusion, the son of a noble family that has fallen, when the gisaeng Yeon-hong offers him a partnership: he will read the faces of her guests for a share of the money. He accepts, and the arrangement draws him into a murder case, where his reading of faces identifies the guilty man. Word of his talent reaches King Mun-jong, who brings him to the palace and sets him the task of finding men who threaten the throne. His brother-in-law Paeng-heon assists him in the work.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Face Reader (2013)
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- The film is the first installment of Jupiter Film's three-part film project on Korean fortune-telling traditions, and was followed by two sequels, The Princess and the Matchmaker and Feng Shui in 2018.
