
The Humanist
2001-05-12 · 95 min · ★ 6.3
Te-o begins life as a lonely son of a high-ranking officer. He buys his friends with money and ice cream. Eventually two of these boys, the orphans Euglena and Amoeba, become real friends. Years later, Te-o abandons his overseas education and returns home. He finds Euglena making a living as an artist the hulking Amoeba had suffered a head injury which has arrested his mental development. After drinking, the three friends are stopped by a police officer. The police officer is accidently killed by a garbage dumpster and, even though the Te-o, Euglena, and Amoeba are innocent, the policeman's partner demands that they pay 20 million dollars in return for their freedom. From there is becomes a comedy of kidnapping, corruption, and chaos.
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- Directors
- Lee Mu-yeong
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- Countries
- South Korea
- Status
- Released
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Ahn Jae-mo
Kang Seong-jin
Park Sang-myeon
Ahn Suk-hwan
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