The Humanist (2001)

  • 19
  • 05/12/2001 (KR)
  • Thriller, Action
  • 1h 35m

Overview

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.

Park Chan-wook

Writer

Lee Mu-yeong

Director, Writer

Cast

Ahn Jae-mo's headshot

Ahn Jae-mo

Kang Seong-jin's headshot

Kang Seong-jin

Park Sang-myeon's headshot

Park Sang-myeon

Park Young-gye's headshot

Park Young-gye

Ahn Suk-hwan's headshot

Ahn Suk-hwan

Myeong Soon-mi's headshot

Myeong Soon-mi

Koh In-bae's headshot

Koh In-bae

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