The President's Barber (2004)

05/05/2004 (KR) • 1h 56m

History, Drama, Comedy

A time when a bad haircut can get you killed.

Overview

A well-meaning but politically naive barber gets pulled into the inner circle of the South Korean dictator Park Chung-Hee, with rather baleful consequences for his hapless family. This sharp political satire covers roughly twenty years in South Korean political history, from the viewpoint of the barber's son.

Top Billed Cast

Song Kang-ho

Seong Han-mo

Lee Jae-eung

Seong Nak-an

Moon So-ri

Kim Min-ja

Roh Hyung-wuk

Young Seong Nak-an

Jo Young-jin

President

Son Byung-ho

Jang Heok-su

Park Yong-su

Park Jong-man

Yoon Ju-sang

Mr. Choi


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Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

barber

korea president

democratization movement

park chung-hee

seoul, south korea

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