The President's Barber (2004)

Original title

효자동 이발사

Directed by

Im Chan-sang

Genre

comedy drama

Country

South Korea

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

R15+

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 40 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A barber in South Korea becomes the personal barber for President Park Chung Hee. The film follows him, his wife, and their son through decades of the country's turbulent history.

sweepingbittersweetunderstatedwhimsicalhistorically groundedfamily-centriccomedicpoignant

What happens

The President's Barber (Korean: 효자동 이발사; RR: Hyoja-dong ibalsa) is a 2004 South Korean comedy-drama film written and directed by Im Chan-sang. It follows a barber, his wife, and their only son through four decades of tumultuous Korean history. Much as in Forrest Gump, we see important moments in South Korean history through the eyes of the titular barber, who is drafted to be the official barber of President Park Chung Hee. The role of the barber is played by Song Kang-ho and Moon So-ri plays his wife. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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