History ·Drama ·Comedy · South Korea · 2004 · 1h 56m

The President's Barber

효자동 이발사

The President's Barber poster
Director
Lim Chan-sang
Cast
Song Kang-ho as Seong Han-mo Lee Jae-eung as Seong Nak-an Moon So-ri as Kim Min-ja Roh Hyung-wuk as Young Seong Nak-an Ryu Seung-su as Jin-ki Jo Young-jin as President
Crew
Cho Yong-kyu — Director of Photography Kim Hyun — Editor Park Ki-heon — Original Music Composer Lim Chan-sang — Writer Choi Yong-bae — Producer Jay Choi — Producer
Tagline

A time when a bad haircut can get you killed.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer The President's Barber — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
barberkorea presidentdemocratization movementpark chung-heeseoul, south korea
Key Collaborators
Lim Chan-sang Director Cho Yong-kyu Director of Photography Kim Hyun Editor Park Ki-heon Original Music Composer Lim Chan-sang Writer Choi Yong-bae Producer Jay Choi Producer Kim Hong-baek Producer Kang Seung-yong Production Design Shim Hyun-seob Costume Design
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