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Clown of a Salesman

Clown of a Salesman

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 23, 2015

Runtime

1h 44m

Genres

Drama

User Score

60%

Original Title

약장수

Production Companies

26 Company, 9ers Entertainment, Daemyung Culture Factory, The Contents On

Director

Jo Chi-eon

Description

Il-bum works hard to pay off his daughter’s hospital bills but one day gets fired for being wrongly accused as a molester. After series of failures, Il-bum finds a job at a PR company which provides free entertainment to old women in exchange for buying their products. Il-bum feels shameful to play dirty tricks on old women but he has no other choice. Despite his initial concerns, Il-bum starts to feel a sense of worth entertaining old women. A new team member, Ok-nim joins and Il-bum becomes a good friend to her, making her feel warm and safe which she never gets from her own son. But, the joy of their friendship won’t hold long when Il-bum’s debt reaches beyond help.