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Movie: The Truth Beneath (English title) / There Is No Secret (literal title)
Revised romanization: Bimileun Eobda
Hangul: 비밀은 없다
Director: Lee Kyoung-Mi
Writer: Lee Kyoung-Mi, Jung Seo-Kyoung
Producer: Kim Bo-Ram, Kim Yoon-Ho, Lee Mi-Young
Cinematographer: Joo Sung-Rim
Release Date: June 23, 2016
Runtime: 102 min.
Genre: Thriller
Distributor: CJ Entertainment
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Yeon-Hong (Son Ye-Jin) is married to Jong-Chan (Kim Ju-Hyeok) and they have a teenage daughter Min-Jin (Shin Ji-Hoon). Jong-Chan worked as an announcer, but he is about to run for election as a National Assembly member. Yeon-Hong is enthusiastic to help her husband's election campaign. On the first day of Jong-Chan's campaign, their daughter Min-Jin goes missing. Yeon-Hong becomes desperate to find Min-Jin. She is also devastated by her husband and those around him worrying more about his election campaign. Yeon-Hong begins a frantic search for clues on her daughter's disappearance.

Notes

Filming began September 20, 2014 and finished January 11, 2015 in Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam Province, South Korea. The last scene filmed had Son Ye-Jin and Kim Ju-Hyeok in a scene together.
Son Ye-Jin and Kim Ju-Hyeok previously starred together in 2008 film "My Wife Got Married."
Early working title was "Haengboki Gadeukhan Jib" ("Home Sweet Home").

Cast



Son Ye-Jin	Kim Ju-Hyeok	Kim So-Hee	Shin Ji-Hoon
Kim Yeon-Hong	Kim Jong-Chan	Choi Mi-Ok	Kim Min-Jin

Additional Cast Members:

Choi Yu-Hwa - Son So-Ra
Kim Min-Jae - General Secretary
Park Jin-Woo - Chauffeur Choi
Moon Young-Dong - Detective Nam
Jung Do-Won - Detective Lee
Jang Nam-Boo - Detective Kim
Seol Chang-Hee - Detective Jo
Son Jong-Hak - Councilman
Kim Eui-Sung - No Jae-Soon
Ye Soo-Jung - Legislator Shin Sun-Mi
Lee Sang-Hee - Mi-Ok's stepmother
Eom Ok-Ran - Choi Mi-Ok's homeroom teacher
Kim Jin-Goo - eyewitness grandmother
Eom Ji-Man - reporter 1 of polling place
Jo Seung-Yeon - reporter 3 of polling place
Sung Hyun-Mi - supermarket owner
Shin Chi-Young - reporter 2 of brownfield site
Kim Ki-Ryung - lawmaker 3

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Ish Jul 10 2023 6:17 pm Good dark movie and Son Ye-Jin superb as usual. I do not know what makes this woman so attractive but it's a fact. Well written and well directed.

Harmya Apr 30 2023 5:18 pm Good movie. The title works with the film. Hate as usual all the black screens scenes... No need to film anything if it's just black on black!

ciesna Sep 21 2022 6:57 am I wish this has a HD version so i can revel in Son Hye Jin acting. Some parts are weird, and confusing but nevertheless this is a must watch movie.

Joyousyoung Jan 21 2021 12:15 pm Best movie 10/10

Veeveevee Feb 18 2020 11:49 am After spending the most disturbing two hours of my life, finally the title made perfect sense! What a great story with a weird storytelling yet delectable nonetheless.

This is not for the faint of heart, there were a lot of scenes that my cowardly self could hardly take. But this was definitely a great movie! Everyone was amazing. The main cast most especially had superb acting! I was scared during the scary scenes. I was anxious in most parts. I was heartbroken too with the entirety of it.

What I got from this story though is to never take your family for granted. Dedicate more time to know each one more. The dead can no longer speak. Take care of the living.

Lily Aug 12 2018 2:54 pm 9/10, only because the revenge was too soft

Must watch

Anne May 19 2018 1:06 am Let me give an applause for Ye Jin unnie performance, she nailed that complex emotion of that woman. Seriously her acting's truly proved here

Rich Nov 09 2017 1:07 am @Parash

I think the releasing of the video was the punishment for her since Kim Joo Hyuk's character is a political figure.

gizibe Oct 18 2017 5:50 am This was a great movie! I could not take my eyes from the screen afraid I might miss something. Applause

Parash Sep 24 2017 11:14 am Can anyone tell me the reason why the teacher So-Ra is not punished by mother ? Everything is understood but not this. I can't accept it. The teacher should also get punishment. Please explain me this.

Yumi Aug 26 2017 9:18 am This is the story of a family. [SPOILER!!] A family who was rotting away; a father who cares more about the election than his missing daughter, a mother who is too busy to notice all the bullshit her daughter was going through, and a girl who wanted to escape abroad. The editing style gave it a frantic atmosphere which kept me at the edge of my seat and the music gave some of the scenes an eerie vibe. I was surprised by the twist at the end, although I should have known considering all the foreshadowing there was. The film reaffirms that Lee Kyoungmi's is in fact a talented director. I highly recommend.

Bab Aug 25 2017 9:27 am Spoiler .It's been awhile since I watched the movie/ and this is not gonna be the best explanation for the ending. After the mother barges into her daughter and best friend's place where they hangout, the best friend comes and tells her all the stuff that has happen that lead up to her daughter's death. Here's what lead up to her death. So somehow the daughter and her bf ( best friend ) found out that her politician father was having a affair with her teacher. (The teacher that the mother has been getting help from ). So the daughter and bf gives the teacher a gift ( don't really remember what it was, but it was disguised as a security camera. Anyways the teacher put the disguise security camera without knowing it was one in her car ( I assume it was a car decor thing ) and the security camera happens to caught footage of the teacher and the politician father having sex. And so the daughter and her bf sends a vid of it to their teacher. And verbally abuse the teacher ( they have a good reason for it tho ). But anyways they blackmailed the teacher in giving them good grades. And their grades soared up rapidly. The teacher and the politician had enough of this and the politician father hires a guy to kill his daughter. And so the guy did the kill the daughter by running over her with a car, but the bf who witness the whole thing, then gets in the car and runs over the guy who killed the daughter. So the bf did kill somebody but not the daughter. And the bf has the guy who killed the daughter's phone. Throughout the movie she was trying to unlock it. So anyways the bf gives the phone to the mother who contacts the the person who hired the killer ( aka the politician father) And so she says she wants to meet him through text. I figured the they met at the same place her daughter died. The mother hides in the field. When the father arrives , she jumps out using the taser that was given to her by him and shocks him. After trying to torture him. She gives up and just let's him live. But she uploads the vid of her husband and teacher's sex tape. his politician life is over now. His punishment is his regret and guilt for the rest of his life which is also stated in another comment made by NayHtet. But anyways she goes to the place where the police found the her daughter dead. There she lays listening the song her daughter and bf always listens to. ( Don't know if she was trying to die or just laying in sorrow probably laying in sorrow ) But anyways the bf ( best friend ) comes walking up to the mother. The mother mistakes her as her daughter comforting her ( bf ) when she was crying.She quickly realizes that it's the bf. And I think the mother asks the her what her daughter thought of the her, the mother. The bf said that her daughter thought she was stupid and that she needed to protect her. That's pretty much what I remember from the ending. Great movie btw. Hopes this helps.

pm May 02 2017 8:45 am Could anyone tell me where to find the joan faye 'Wild rose hill' song playing in this movie.

NayHtet Mar 29 2017 2:34 pm Spoiler !!! The ending was awesome and sad at the same time. She did intend to kill Kim Jong Chan but she did realize that wasn't the perfect punishment for him. Then she realized the only cruelest way to punish him is to stay him alive. So he had to live his whole life with regret about killing his own daughter. Then she uplaod the video because she want him to suffer the real punishement in hus whole life. Then he would certainly be a loser and had to regret what he had done. Then she go to the place where her daughter was buried then she decided to die. That's why the last scence was seeing her daughter who was lonely and pained in the afterlife. The perfect ending for making the whole movie to enter the viewer's heart. If she actually killed her husband, then the viewers would feel release. Then they will get over it really soon. But the story make a trick and let that killer alive to live his life full of regret. This kind of ending is so great. Anyway, the acting of Seo Ye Jin was a masterpiece.

Saher Jan 27 2017 3:07 am Someone please explain the ending. I have looked everywhere for some sort of clue and nothing.

Salamander Nov 01 2016 12:20 am This movie is so dark and unexpected. The cast did a great job, especially the main woman and SoHee It has this disturbing atmosphere that confused me so much and lead me away from the truth But the last scene wasn't clear

Straynin Aug 04 2016 11:11 am Can't wait for this! Son Ye-jin. And with Kim Ju-hyeok?! Can't wait!

krystal Aug 02 2016 9:21 pm This movie is so dark but also awesome at the same time. I couldn't take my eyes of Son Ye Jin. She did a wonderful job again. I would watch it again!!!

Panda Jul 26 2016 4:47 am I don't understand the ending :(

lovesyj May 28 2016 9:06 pm Wow! So intense! Can't wait to see it!!!

Minzi May 27 2016 10:12 am Arrrrgghh bogoshippeo Kim Juhyeok ! Definitely watch this drama ! Fighting !

meguchan May 23 2016 6:02 am Son Yejin is an awesome actress! I'm gonna watch this because of her, cant wait!!

tielol May 14 2016 12:03 pm can't wait! Son Yejin

Titi Adha Jul 01 2015 2:56 pm I also search this movie because what Joonyoung said in 2 days 1 night :D

debie guarino Jul 01 2015 2:15 am This movie is what Jungyoung trying to say in TWO Day and one night XD the thtiller movie of juhyeok. XD

Ayee Oct 10 2014 9:32 am OMG can't wait to see them together again!!!!

me_nina Sep 10 2014 11:36 am the another reunite~ :D

Yay Aug 17 2014 9:47 pm I am so excited!!!! Good luck to you. I hope this will be a big hit.

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