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The Humanist

2001 1 hour 35 minutes
62/100

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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.

Released

12th May 2001

25 years ago

Runtime

1 hour 35 minutes

Finishes at 9:36pm

Ratings and awards

  • IMDB Logo

    6/10

  • TMDb Logo

    63%

  • FilmFlow Logo

    62%

Directed by

Lee Mu-yeong

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Written by

Park Chan-wook, Lee Mu-yeong

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