In Front of Your Face

In Front of Your Face (당신 얼굴 앞에서) 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.