The President's Barber

Aka: Hyojadong Ibalsa
Director: Lim Chan-sang
Release date: 2004
Language: Korean
Subtitle: English (Soft-subbed)
Genre: Comedy, Drama

Starring:
Kang-ho Song as Han-mo Seong/Barber
So-ri Moon as Min-ja Kim/Barber's wife
Jae-eung Lee as Nak-han Seong/Barber's son
Yeong-jin Jo as President
Byung-ho Son as Hyeok-su Jang
Yong-su Park as Jong-man Park
Seung-su Ryu as Jin-gi
Ju-sang Yun as Mr. Choi

Synopsis:
The Forrest gump-like "President's Barber" takes a series of defining moments in modern Korean history and filters them through the point-of-view of the so-called "common man." The result is a blurring of fact and fiction that is at its best a poignant social commentary of the 1960s and '70s and at its worst an over-simplification of a complex reality. The "common man" here is played by veteran actor Song Gang-ho, who puts on his usual impeccable performance as Han-mo, a barber living in Hyoja-dong within walking distance of Chong Wa Dae, the residence of the nation's president. "The President's Barber" takes full liberty with historical accounts for dramatic and comic effect - such as adding the element of diarrhea to one of the more sensitive moments in the 1960s - and as a historical lesson, the film leaves much to be desired. But as the disclaimer makes plain, "The President's Barber" is all fiction and, taken as such, is a fairly entertaining look at how the personal can be connected to the political.
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Curiosities:
Awards:
Tokyo International Film Festival:
Audience Award: Lim Chan-sang
Best Director Award: Lim Chan-sang
Award Nomination:
Tokyo International Film Festival:
Tokyo Grand Prix: Lim Chan-sang

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