The Humanist

The Humanist (2001)

12 May 2001 • Comedy, Drama, Thriller • 1h 35m
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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.

Mu-yeong Lee
Director
Park Chan-wook, Mu-yeong Lee
Writer
Jae-mo Ahn, Seong-jin Kang, Park Sang-Myeon
Starring

Language: Korean
Awards:
Country: South Korea
Metacritic Score:
DVD Release Date: 25 Apr 2006
Box Office Total:

6.0

IMDb (180 votes)
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