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The Humanist

The Humanist (휴머니스트)

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  • South Korea
  • 2001
  • · 95m

Director Lee Mu-yeong
Cast Ahn Jae-mo, Kang Seong-jin, Park Sang-myeon, Park Young-gye, Ahn Suk-hwan
Genre Thriller, Action

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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