The President's Barber
The President's Barber

Movie·2004·1h 56m

The President's Barber

A time when a bad haircut can get you killed.

Country

South Korea

Language

Korean

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The Story

Original title: 효자동 이발사

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.

Producer

Choi Yong-bae, Jay Choi

Cinematography

Cho Yong-kyu

Music

Park Ki-heon

Editor

Kim Hyun

Themes

barberkorea presidentdemocratization movementpark chung-heeseoul, south korea

Production House

Barunson E&A
Chungeorahm Film
Cineclick Asia

Audience Score

71%

40 votes

Skip9%
Timepass22%
Go for it39%
Perfection30%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Cast

Song Kang-ho

Song Kang-ho

Seong Han-mo

Lee Jae-eung

Lee Jae-eung

Seong Nak-an

Moon So-ri

Moon So-ri

Kim Min-ja

Roh Hyung-wuk

Roh Hyung-wuk

Young Seong Nak-an

Ryu Seung-su

Ryu Seung-su

Jin-ki

Jo Young-jin

Jo Young-jin

President

Son Byung-ho

Son Byung-ho

Jang Heok-su

Park Yong-su

Park Jong-man

Yoon Ju-sang

Mr. Choi

Jeong Gyu-su

Jeong Gyu-su

Mr. Wang

Oh Dal-su

Oh Dal-su

Mr. Ahn

Ju Jin-mo

Ju Jin-mo

Chief Police at Police Substation

Park Gil-su

Park Gil-su

Torturing Agent

// crew

Crew

Lim Chan-sang

Lim Chan-sang

Director, Writer

Cho Yong-kyu

Director of Photography

Choi Yong-bae

Producer

Jay Choi

Producer

Kim Hong-baek

Kim Hong-baek

Producer

Kim Hyun

Kim Hyun

Editor

Park Ki-heon

Original Music Composer

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