The President's Barber
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Directed by | Im Chan-sang |
Produced by | Choi Yong-bae |
Written by | Im Chan-sang |
Starring | Song Kang-ho Moon So-ri Lee Jae-eung |
Distributed by | ShowBox Cineclick Asia |
Release date(s) | 2004 (South Korea) |
Running time | 116 min. |
Language | Korean |
IMDb profile |
The President's Barber (효자동 이발사, Hyojadong Ibalsa) is a 2004 South Korean film directed by Lim 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.