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The President's Barber(2004)
Status: Released
Date: 2004-05-05
71%
40 Votes
Time: 1h 56m
A time when a bad haircut can get you killed.
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.
Languages: Korean.
Countries:
South Korea
ProductionCompanies: 
Chungeorahm Film
Cineclick Asia
Movie: The President's Barber
Top 10 Billed Cast
송강호
Seong Han-mo
이재응
Seong Nak-an
문소리
Kim Min-ja
Roh Hyung-wuk
Young Seong Nak-an
류승수
Jin-ki
Jo Young-jin
President
손병호
Jang Heok-su
Jeong Gyu-su
Mr. Wang
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