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The President's Barber is a sud coréen film of genre Drama released in USA on 1 january 2004 with Song Kang-ho
The President's Barber (2004)
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Add to a movie listThe President's Barber (Hangul: 효자동 이발사; RR: Hyojadong Ibalsa) is a 2004 South Korean film 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.
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Dans les années 1960, Seong Han-mo (Song Kang-ho) est le seul coiffeur dans le quartier de Hyoja-dong à Séoul, où se trouve la Maison Bleue. Marié à sa collaboratrice Kim Min-ja (Moon So-ri), Nak-an vient de naître en pleine révolution d'avril qui pousse leur président de la République Syngman Rhee à la démission.Actors
Song Kang-ho
(Seong Han-mo)
Moon So-ri
(Kim Min-ja)
Yoon Joo-sang/윤 주 상
Ryu Seung-soo
(Jin-ki)
Oh Dal-soo
(Mr. Ahn)
Joo Jin-mo
(Chief Police at Police Substation)
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