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The President's Barber

The President's Barber

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 5, 2004

Runtime

1h 56m

Genres

History, Drama, Comedy

User Score

71%

Original Title

효자동 이발사

Production Companies

Barunson E&A, Chungeorahm Film, Cineclick Asia

Director

Lim Chan-sang

Description

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.