The President's Barber

The President's Barber

A time when a bad haircut can get you killed.

2004•1h 56m•7.1/10

HistoryDramaComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.1/10(40)

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.

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Production

Barunson E&A, Chungeorahm Film, Cineclick Asia

Language

KO

Status

Released

Release Date

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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

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