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A Single Spark (Korean: 아름다운 청년 전태일; RR: Areumdaun cheongnyeon Jeon Tae-il; lit. "A Beautiful Youth, Jeon Tae-il") is a 1995 South Korean drama film directed and co-written by Park Kwang-su.
Nov 18, 1995 · The film intercuts two stories, one in black and white, one in color. From 1965 to 1970, we follow Jeon Tae-Il, a poor young man who quits street vending to work in a garment factory. Amid appalling work conditions, he buys a law book, seeks government help, forms an association, talks to reporters.
Apr 19, 2021 · The 1995 South Korean film “A Single Spark” is the second collaborative project between the highly political New Wave director Park Kwang-su and the writer and director Lee Chang-dong. The movie is co-written by Hur Jin-ho of “Christmas in August” fame and co-produced by The Jeon Tae-il Commemorative Association. It has won numerous ...
Kim Young-soo, a law-school graduate, was obsessed with the sacrifice of Jeon, a manual worker who protests the current labor laws by burning himself to death at 22. He tries to uncover the story of Jeon and write a biography of him.
From 1965 to 1970, we follow Jeon Tae-Il, a poor young man who quits street vending to work in a garment factory. Amid appalling work conditions, he buys a law book, seeks government help, forms an association, talks to reporters.
Activist and law school graduate Kim is being persecuted by the mid-’70s Park regime for trying to write a book about Jeon Tae-il, a union activist who immolated himself at age 22 to protest government hypocrisy.
One boy... one flame... and a world is changed forever. Activist and law school graduate Kim is being persecuted by the mid-’70s Park regime for trying to write a book about Jeon Tae-il, a union activist who immolated himself at age 22 to protest government hypocrisy. Cast. Crew.
