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The President's Barber
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The President's Barber

2004 · 116 min History Drama Comedy
7.0 / 10 · TMDB

A barber in a small Seoul neighborhood. His shop is a place for haircuts, gossip, and quiet survival. But in the spring of 1980, his ordinary scissors become tools of unexpected revolution. This 2004 tragicomedy stitches together personal loyalty and political upheaval, finding humor and heartbreak in the most unlikely of places. A story where a single chair holds the weight of a nation's silenced history.

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Director Hyun Chang constructs an intimate chamber piece where political upheaval seeps into life through the crack under a barbershop door. The camera lingers on the details of routine gestures that slowly accumulate a new, uneasy weight.

This is for viewers who appreciate tales of the small individual within history's tide. You'll feel how the quiet of the everyday can become a potent form of defiance. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Lim Chan-sang

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With a cup of evening tea, pondering the price of peace.

🎭 Cast

Song Kang-ho

Song Kang-ho

Seong Han-mo

Lee Jae-eung

Lee Jae-eung

Seong Nak-an

Moon So-ri

Moon So-ri

Kim Min-ja

Roh Hyung-wuk

Roh Hyung-wuk

Young Seong Nak-an

Ryu Seung-su

Ryu Seung-su

Jin-ki

Jo Young-jin

Jo Young-jin

President

Son Byung-ho

Son Byung-ho

Jang Heok-su

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Park Yong-su

Park Jong-man

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Yoon Ju-sang

Mr. Choi

Jeong Gyu-su

Jeong Gyu-su

Mr. Wang

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