The Truth Beneath

The Truth Beneath (Korean: 비밀은 없다; RR: Bimileun Eobda) is a 2016 South Korean thriller film directed by Lee Kyoung-Mi. The film, which features a screenplay co-written by Lee Kyoung-Mi and Jung Seo-Kyoung, stars Son Ye-Jin and Kim Ju-Hyeok. It was distributed by CJ Entertainment and released in South Korea on June 23, 2016.

Plot

The story follows Kim Yeon-Hong (Son Ye-Jin), who is married to Kim Jong-Chan (Kim Ju-Hyeok), a former announcer preparing to run for a seat in the National Assembly. As Yeon-Hong supports her husband's election campaign, their teenage daughter, Kim Min-Jin (Shin Ji-Hoon), suddenly goes missing. While Yeon-Hong becomes desperate to locate her daughter, she finds herself alienated by her husband and his associates, who appear more concerned with the political implications of the disappearance than the child's safety. This leads Yeon-Hong to conduct her own investigation into the circumstances surrounding the event.

Production

Principal photography for The Truth Beneath commenced on September 20, 2014, and concluded on January 11, 2015, in Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam Province, South Korea. The film's early working title was Haengboki Gadeukhan Jib, translated as Home Sweet Home. The production reunited lead actors Son Ye-Jin and Kim Ju-Hyeok, who had previously appeared together in the 2008 film My Wife Got Married.