The President's Barber (효자동 이발사)

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A Chungeorahm Film production

The characters & events featured in this story are fictitious

'THE PRESIDENT'S BARBER'

starring SONG Gang-ho

My father is a barber

His name is Sung Han-mo

People also call him 'Tofu Han-mo' like for counting tofu

My mother was a shaver

When she came up to the city, it was the first thing she learned

LEE Jae-eung

Have a nice day

Yong-shik

Go eat and come back Go eat, okay?

MOON So-ri

My father was an ordinary barber,

but he didn't always do ordinary things

What are you doing?

Mi-ja, I have something to talk about

Hold on, This way...

Let go of my hand and let's talk

Because...

You are not supposed to shave like that

he was a barber

who lived in the President's neighborhood

Who are we?

March 14, 1960 Aren't we the President's neighbors?

March 14, 1960

March 14, 1960 It's up to us to lead our country

to prosperity and comfort

Do you all understand?

Remember this

To face off with the Northern commies

we have to support Dr. Rhee,

only Dr. Rhee Seung-man

Oh, of course he's got the president seat

Mister Choi the community leader,

always had concern for the country,

and said that the government was always right

But the problem is Lee Gi-boong

Whatever happens,

Lee Gi-boong has to become vice-president

Since he can support Dr. Rhee

You all know what I'm getting at?

So that's why

It's V for victory

Remember this

- Oh, it's cold - Nice for you to come early

You remember this also

Dad didn't know the victory sign,

but he did whatever Mister Choi told him to do

Hey, it's V for victory!

Yes, number two

V for victory, ballot one

You told me number two

Number one

Number two? Number one?

Dad always believed that the government meant well

So he followed Mister Choi,

and worked hard for the country

The briquette-selling gentleman

also knew that my father worked hard for the country

Hey!

What are you doing here?

Oh they're potatoes

They all rotted, so I'm burying them

Potatoes, I see

You dug pretty deep

Mr. Choi

It's going to be all right

...

The next important thing to my father

was my name

You're holding it upside down

So the name is

That's the Gwang and Ho characters

This is Nak and An

The name Gwang-ho

brings your son power, but not a long life

- So he won't live long? - I didn't say that!

The name Nak-an doesn't bring wealth,

but it brings comfort and no worries

Nak-an

So he can live comfortably

- But can't make much? - I didn't say that!

Both of them are good names, so pick one

Don't you have a name

that brings both comfort and money?

No!

If I were you, I'd pick Nak-an

Living long is the best

Which is better?

Even if it's a short life,

a man should live for power

Did you go into his wife's belly?

What if it's not a boy?

Nak-an?

Yes, What an easy name Nak-an

What's so easy about that?

People could mistake it for 'Knock on'

What if everyone calls him Knock-on-wood, huh?

Then no one will come in here

They won't knock on his door

Here comes the President

The President finally got re-elected

through a rigged election

Dr. Rhee amended the constitution

to get Plus Five votes to win before

Since he rigged the election again, he'll be President forever

Mr. Wang, people keep mentioning Plus Five

What does Plus Five mean?

Does it have anything to do with the constitution?

You didn't know?

Nine, ten

It takes ten months

for the baby to come out, right?

Right

So is the baby in the belly a person or not?

Hard to tell, right?

How about a nine-month baby?

Then it's the same as a person,

since it has arms and legs

How about eight months?

At eight months, it's still a person

How about seven months?

Seven months

Six months?

Then how many months makes the baby a person?

Confusing, isn't it?

Why the hell is it confusing?

Once it comes out, then it's a baby

Think a baby comes out like a dumpling?

So it's five months

At five months we think of it as a person

Less than five months, we don't

I said no

Then what are you going to do?

The baby has to be born

It's up to me whether I have the baby or not

No way It's Plus Five

What are you talking about?

Plus Five

If the baby's over five months,

it has to be born

Why?

The law says so

Plus Five even amends the constitution,

so the baby must be born

My mother had an arranged marriage at her hometown

She was planning to work for a few months,

but my father spoiled it all

I even named the baby

What is it?

Nak-an

Nak-an?

Sung Nak-an?

What a stupid name!

So that's how my name became known as Plus Five Nak-an

to everyone in our neighborhood

Let's do it again! Let's do it again!

The Freedom Party rigged the election! Leave the parliament!

Because of the Plus Five incident or the rigged election perhaps,

many people gathered on our street,

which lead to the Blue House

Rhee Seung-man betrayed democracy! Leave the Blue House!

I was born on the day of the April 19 Revolution

Dad would always brag to people

how my birthday was easy to remember

The Freedom Party rigged the election! Leave the parliament!

My belly! My belly!

Please let us pass

Fire!

What's this?

Get over here!

I'm gonna kill you!

You call yourself a husband?

I was just

Why do my shoes keep coming off?

- Shit, coming up again - Let's go

Let's do it again! Let's do it again!

- Crooked cops go away! - Go away! Go away!

What are you waiting for? Are you crazy?

Let get rid of Rhee Seung-man and vote again!

Fire!

Doctor! Doctor!

Please help us, doctor!

Doctor, please help us!

- No, I'm not a doctor! - Help us, doctor!

Doctor, my friend is bleeding!

It seems you've mistaken my gown!

I'm not a doctor!

Doctor! Help us!

I'm telling you, I'm not a doctor!

Like I said, I'm not a doctor!

I'm on my way to the hospital

because my wife's having a baby!

It's coming out! It's coming out! It's coming out!

It's coming out!

It's coming out!

Everyone, it's coming out!