The President's Barber
A time when a bad haircut can get you killed.
2004 · 1h 56m · N/A
Comedy, Drama, History
Directed by
Lim Chan-sang
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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.
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