The Humanist (2001)
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.
Director: Lee Mu-yeong
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Ahn Jae-mo as |
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Kang Seong-jin as |
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Park Sang-myeon as |
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Park Young-gye as |
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Ahn Suk-hwan as |
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Myeong Soon-mi as |
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Koh In-bae as |
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Park Eun-sook as |
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Lee Gyeong-seon as |
| Writing | Park Chan-wook | Writer |
| Directing | Lee Mu-yeong | Director |
| Writing | Lee Mu-yeong | Writer |
| Camera | Han Mi-jin | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Yoo Heung-sam | Assistant Director |
| Production | Syd Lim | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Heo Jeong-im | Makeup & Hair |