The President's Barber (2004)

7.1/10 116 min History Drama Comedy

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.

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

Jeong Gyu-su

Mr. Wang

Oh Dal-su

Mr. Ahn

Ju Jin-mo

Chief Police at Police Substation

Park Gil-su

Torturing Agent

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