The Humanist(2001)

The Humanist Synopsis

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.

The Humanist (2001) is a thriller and action film directed by Lee Mu-yeong, released on May 12, 2001 with a runtime of 1h 35m. It stars Ahn Jae-mo, Kang Seong-jin, Park Sang-myeon and Park Young-gye. Viewers rate it 6.3 out of 10 across 3 ratings.