The President's Barber

2004 | 116 minutes | 7.1 ★ (36)

The President's Barber
  • 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.

  • Release Date

    05 May 2004

  • DirectingLim Chan-sang
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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