Synopsis
With a renowned plastic surgeon for a mother, Hyun-soo is always surrounded by girls in line for beauty consultations. But her happiness comes to an end as her friends who have received facial surgery from her mother start to commit mysterious suicides by cutting out their faces.
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Director & Writers
Bong Man-dae
Director
Son Kwang-soo
Writer
Cast
Shin Sae-kyeong
Hyeon-su
Do Ji-won
Yoon-hee
Yoo Da-in
Su-kyoung
Ahn Gyu-ryun
Sung-eon
Ahn Ah-yung
Jae-hui
Jeon So-min
Hye-won
Cho Seong-ha
Hyeon-su's Father
Na Yoon-ju
Hye-won's sister
Oh Seo-woon
Academy instructor
Im Jung-eun
Nurse
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