The Humanist

movie

movie poster for The Humanist

Released May 12, 2001

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.

Runtime

1h 35m


Origin Country

South Korea


Original Language

Korean


Original Title

휴머니스트


Status

Released


Production Countries

  • South Korea

Spoken Languages

  • 한국어/조선말 (Korean)

Crew

Posters

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