The President's Barber
효자동 이발사
2004 · 1h 56m · Comedy, Drama, History · South Korea · Rated R15+ (JP)
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.
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Lim Chan-sang6.4Smart score
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barberdemocratization movementkorean central intelligence agency (kcia)korea presidentpark chung-heeseoul, south korea
RatingR15+ (JP)
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