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CHUN TAE-IL: A FLAME THAT LIVES ON (2021)
  • Director HONG Jun-pyo
    Year 2021
    Status Completed
    Genre drama, animation
    Starring JANG Dong-yoon, YEOM Hye-ran, JIN Seon-kyu
    Running Time 99 min.
    Country of Production Korea
    Festival & Awards 2021 Busan International Film Festival - Korean Cinema Today - Panorama
    2022 Annecy International Animation Film Festival - Contrechamp Jury Distinction
    2022 Fantasia Film Festival - Satoshi Kon - Audience Award (Bronze)
    2022 Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
    Synopsis Working at Pyeonghwa Market as a sewing assistant since the age of 16, Taeil faces poor labor condition that slowly destroys his co-workers. He tries to improve the working condition and raise his voice to practice the Labor Standards Act. Based on true incident, happened in 1970, that brought significant changes in labor standard of Korean society.
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