Film
The President's Barber
2004· R15+· 1h 56m· Comedy· Drama· History
“A time when a bad haircut can get you killed.”
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.
2004-05-05
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Key Crew
DirectorLim Chan-sang
WriterLim Chan-sang
ProducerChoi Yong-bae
Director of PhotographyCho Yong-kyu
Original Music ComposerPark Ki-heon
EditorKim Hyun
Full cast & crew (13 cast · 16 crew)
Details
Released2004-05-05
Runtime1h 56m · R15+
StatusReleased
StudiosBarunson E&A · Chungeorahm Film · Cineclick Asia
LanguagesKorean
CountriesSouth Korea
Rating7.1/10 · 40 votes
Original languageko
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