Mo Geum-san is a barber living in the rural area, who once aspired to be an actor. He starts to have doubts about his humdrum life after the village health center advises him to be examined at a larger hospital. He comes up with a plan to give a gift to his beloved ones in the coming Christmas. The plan is to invite everyone to the local culture center and to screen his self-made comedy movie based on his own tragic life.
Merry Christmas Mr. Mo is a 2016 South Korean comedy drama film. Shot in black and white, it was written and directed by first-time director Lim Dae-hyung and stars Gi Ju-bong, Oh Jung-hwan, Go Won-hee and Jeon Yeo-been.