The Face Reader (2013)

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Look fate in the face.

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.

• Released: 2013-09-11
• Genres: Drama, History
• Runtime: 2h 20m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 108 votes

Directed by Han Jae-rim.

Top cast

• Song Kang-ho as Nae-kyung
• Lee Jung-jae as Grand Prince Soo-yang
• Baek Yoon-sik as Kim Jong-seo
• Cho Jung-seok as Paeng-heon
• Lee Jong-suk as Jin-hyeong
• Kim Hye-soo as Yeon-hong
• Kim Eui-sung as Han Myung-hoi
• Chae Sang-woo as Dan-jong
• Kim Tae-woo as King Mun-jong
• Ko Chang-seok as Choi Dae-gam

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Face Reader

• United States: stream on Kocowa; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Rakuten Viki, Plex, Plex Channel, OnDemandKorea, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Mometu, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• United Kingdom: stream on Kocowa
• Canada: stream on Kocowa; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV, Plex, Rakuten Viki
• Australia: stream on Kocowa; watch free on SBS On Demand

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