The President's Barber

(2004)Directed by Lim Chan-sang116 minHistory, Drama, Comedy
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.

Song Kang-hoas Seong Han-mo
Lee Jae-eungas Seong Nak-an
Moon So-rias Kim Min-ja
Roh Hyung-wukas Young Seong Nak-an
Ryu Seung-suas Jin-ki
Jo Young-jinas President
Son Byung-hoas Jang Heok-su
Park Yong-suas Park Jong-man
Yoon Ju-sangas Mr. Choi
Jeong Gyu-suas Mr. Wang
Oh Dal-suas Mr. Ahn
Ju Jin-moas Chief Police at Police Substation
Park Gil-suas Torturing Agent