The President's Barber

The President's Barber

A time when a bad haircut can get you killed.

2004 · 116 min · ★ 7.1 · History, Drama, Comedy

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.

Directed by Lim Chan-sang · Written by Lim Chan-sang

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