The Fake
Cast
Kwon Hae-hyo Park Hee-bon 
Yang Ik-joon 
Kim Jae-rok Lee Min-ji
Credits
Written by: 
Yeon Sang-ho
Music: Jang Young-gyu
Produced by: Young-kag Cho
Plot
A convict returns to his home town to again torture his family, face his neighbors and try to destroy the local religious fanatics and their plans to keep money from the village people.
Sinekatalog’s take
A dark Korean animation on a returning convict, a pious village and a scheme to swindle its people. Bleak and angry, it aims at religious hypocrisy. Powerful but unflinching, for adult animation fans.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (992 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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