Synopsis

Seeking the much-desired quality of ul-jjang (the Perfect Face), 17-year-old Hyunsu’s friends are envious that her mother is a plastic surgeon. But on their summer vacation together, Hyunsu watches as her friends get plastic surgery and then one by one begin to die mysterious deaths. She knows her mother holds the key to the dark secrets that have been tucked away, but does she dare uncover the ugly truth.

Official Review

This is not Walt Disney’s Cinderella. In fact, even The Brothers Grimm got nothing on director Man-dae Bong’s tale of beauty and revenge. You can check your notions of fairy godmothers and glass slippers at the door before you put this disc into your unsuspecting DVD player. The Korean writing and directing team of Bong and Kwang-soo Son (BLOODY BEACH) has whittled down the core of the classic fairy tale (which is said to have it roots in Chinese folklore) to that of a tale of transformation. …Read More