The President's Barber (2004)

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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.

• Released: 2004-05-05
• Genres: History, Drama, Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 56m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 41 votes

Directed by Lim Chan-sang.

Top cast

• Song Kang-ho as Seong Han-mo
• Lee Jae-eung as Seong Nak-an
• Moon So-ri as Kim Min-ja
• Roh Hyung-wuk as Young Seong Nak-an
• Ryu Seung-soo as Jin-ki
• Jo Young-jin as President
• Son Byung-ho as Jang Heok-su
• Park Yong-su as Park Jong-man
• Yun Ju-sang as Mr. Choi
• Jeong Gyu-su as Mr. Wang

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The President's Barber

• United States: watch free on Rakuten Viki
• Canada: watch free on Rakuten Viki

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