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The Humanist
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The Humanist

May 12, 2001
1h 35m
★ 6.0

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.

Genres

Thriller
Action

Cast

Ahn Jae-mo

Ahn Jae-mo

Kang Seong-jin

Kang Seong-jin

Park Sang-myeon

Park Sang-myeon

Park Young-gye

Park Young-gye

Ahn Suk-hwan

Ahn Suk-hwan

Myeong Soon-mi

Myeong Soon-mi

Koh In-bae

Koh In-bae

Park Eun-sook

Park Eun-sook

Lee Gyeong-seon

Lee Gyeong-seon

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