The President's Barber
“A time when a bad haircut can get you killed.”
2004•1h 56m•7.1•Released
HistoryDramaComedy
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.
Director
Lim Chan-sang
Writer
Lim Chan-sang
Languages
Korean
Studio
Barunson E&A
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
Ryu Seung-su
Jin-ki
Jo Young-jin
President
Son Byung-ho
Jang Heok-su
Park Yong-su
Park Jong-man
Yoon Ju-sang
Mr. Choi
Jeong Gyu-su
Mr. Wang
Oh Dal-su
Mr. Ahn
Ju Jin-mo
Chief Police at Police Substation
Park Gil-su
Torturing Agent
Production
Company
Barunson E&A
Company
Chungeorahm Film
Company
Cineclick Asia
Producer
Choi Yong-bae
Producer
Jay Choi
Producer
Kim Hong-baek
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