In Front of Your Face () is a 2021 South Korean drama film written and directed by Hong Sang-soo. The film was selected to be shown in the Cannes Premiere section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
Plot Sangok, a former actress (Lee Hye-young) returns to visit family in Seoul, South Korea from the U.S. and stays with her sister, Jeongok (Cho Yunhee), in a high-rise apartment. Her sister takes her to meet with her nephew, Seungwon (Shin Seok-ho), who has a rice cake business and then visits her old house before she meets with a director looking for her to join him on a project. The director, Song Jaewon (Kwon Hae-hyo), has no immediate project but admires her work from decades ago. They meet at a cafe where they eat and drink at lot whereby she makes a confession about wanting to work as soon as possible.
Cast Lee Hye-young as Sang ok Jo Yoon-hee as Jeong ok Kwon Hae-hyo as Jae won Shin Seok-ho as Seung-won Kim Sae-byuk as old house owner Ha Seong-guk as assistant director Seo Young-hwa as passerby Lee Eun-mi as passerby Kang Yi-seo as Seung-won's girlfriend
Release and reception The film was selected for screening in the 'Icon' category at 26th Busan International Film Festival, held from 6 to 15 October 2021.
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 93% approval rating, based on 14 reviews with an average rating of 7.70/10.
Accolades Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result 2021 59th Gijón International Film Festival Albar Special Jury AwardIn Front of Your Face Albar Best Feature Film Cine21 Awards Best Film of the Year 2022 19th International Cinephile Society Awards Best Picture Best Actress Lee Hye-young 58th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actress 9th Wildflower Film Awards Best Actress Best DirectorHong Sang-soo 27th Chunsa Film Art Awards Best Actress Lee Hye-young 31st Buil Film AwardsBest FilmIn Front of Your Face Best DirectorHong Sang-soo Best ActressLee Hye-young 58th Grand Bell AwardsBest DirectorHong Sang-soo Best ActressLee Hye-young 23rd Busan Film Critics AwardsGrand PrizeIn Front of Your Face Best ActressLee Hye-young
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