South Korea Synopsis
효자동 이발사
“A time when a bad haircut can get you killed.”
A well-meaning but politically naive barber gets pulled into the inner circle of the South Korean dictator Park Chung-Hee, with rather baleful consequences for his hapless family. This sharp political satire covers roughly twenty years in South Korean political history, from the viewpoint of the barber's son.
The 2003–2005 South Korea Window
113 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The President's Barber sits at position #36.
#1Avatar: The Last Airbender
★ 8.7 · 2005
#2Jewel in the Palace
★ 8.6 · 2003
#3My Lovely Sam-Soon
★ 8.5 · 2005
#4Stairway to Heaven
★ 8.1 · 2003
#5Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
★ 8.0 · 2004
#6I'm Sorry, I Love You
★ 8.0 · 2004
#73-Iron
★ 7.8 · 2004
#8Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring
★ 7.8 · 2003
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The President's Barber. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Barunson E&A
The 2000s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The President's Barber premiered. 321 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #735 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (47th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among South Korea History productions specifically: #38 of 53 (top 72%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Barunson E&A, Chungeorahm Film, Cineclick Asia |
| Runtime | 1h 56m |
| Release Date | May 5, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt0406853 |