The President's Barber

The President's Barber

A time when a bad haircut can get you killed.

2004 ko 116 minutes

Rating: 7.1

Plot

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.

Trailer

Cast

Song Kang-ho

Song Kang-ho

Seong Han-mo

Lee Jae-eung

Lee Jae-eung

Seong Nak-an

Moon So-ri

Moon So-ri

Kim Min-ja

Roh Hyung-wuk

Roh Hyung-wuk

Young Seong Nak-an

Ryu Seung-su

Ryu Seung-su

Jin-ki

Jo Young-jin

Jo Young-jin

President

Son Byung-ho

Son Byung-ho

Jang Heok-su

Park Yong-su

Park Yong-su

Park Jong-man

Yoon Ju-sang

Yoon Ju-sang

Mr. Choi

Jeong Gyu-su

Jeong Gyu-su

Mr. Wang

Oh Dal-su

Oh Dal-su

Mr. Ahn

Ju Jin-mo

Ju Jin-mo

Chief Police at Police Substation

Park Gil-su

Park Gil-su

Torturing Agent

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