The President's Barber

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The President's Barber

The President's Barber DVD cover
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.

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