What if you have a dark secret you don't want disclosed and somebody else wants to exploit your vulnerability? "The Customer is Always Right" (Sonnimeun Wang-ida) is an intriguing fable about such a situation where inevitably, main characters collide with each other.
The story begins in an extremely clean, well-lit barbershop. Ahn Chang-jin (Seong Ji-roo) is the proud owner and self-taught professional. He does not spare money to purchase the best scissors and hair-cutting equipment; he cleans the white-colored shop every day as if no dust is allowed to step into the sacred place; he plays only classical music for his respectable, high-brow customers.
The reality, however, is that Ahn's barbershop is one of many obscure places in the equally plain back streets of Seoul. It's nowhere near the upscale district, but Ahn's peculiar obsession with the best equipment, high-brow taste, and the extreme cleanliness is entertaining.
Furthermore, he has a beautiful wife named Jeon Yeon-o...|
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