Movielogr
The Humanist (2001)
Directed by Lee Moo-young
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.
Length 95 minutes
Actors
Ahn Jae-mo | Kang Seong-jin | Park Sang-myeon | Park Young-gye | Ahn Suk-hwan | Myeong Sun-mi | Koh In-bae