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The President's Barber (2004)

116 min · 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.

Film

The President's Barber (2004)

IMDb6.9116 min

HistoryDramaComedy

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.

Themesbarberdemocratization movementkorean central intelligence agency (kcia)korea presidentpark chung-hee

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