The Humanist
2001, Korean. Directed by Lee Mu-yeong.
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
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Korean
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- Released
- 12 May 2001
- Original title
- 휴머니스트
- Country
- South Korea
- Written by
- Park Chan-wook, Lee Mu-yeong
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The Humanist runs 95 minutes (1h 35m).
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The Humanist isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 May 2001. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Humanist?
The Humanist (2001) was directed by Lee Mu-yeong and stars Ahn Jae-mo, Kang Seong-jin, Park Sang-myeon.