

The President's Barber
Visit website7.1/10 • 37
2004-05-05 • 1h 56m
A time when a bad haircut can get you killed.
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.
- Directors
- Lim Chan-sang
- Writters
- Lim Chan-sang
- Editors
- Lim Chan-sang, Kim Hyun

The President's Barber
Visit website2004-05-05 • 1h 56m
7.1/10 • 37
A time when a bad haircut can get you killed.
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.
- Directors
- Lim Chan-sang
- Writters
- Lim Chan-sang
- Editors
- Lim Chan-sang, Kim Hyun
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsSong Kang-ho
Seong Han-mo
Lee Jae-eung
Seong Nak-an
Moon So-ri
Kim Min-ja
Roh Hyung-wuk
Young Seong Nak-an
Ryu Seung-su
Jin-ki
Jo Young-jin
President
Son Byung-ho
Jang Heok-su
Park Yong-su
Park Jong-man
Yoon Ju-sang
Mr. Choi
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- Status
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- Original Language
- Korean
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- Keywords
- barberkorea presidentdemocratization movementpark chung-heeseoul, south korea