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A Single Spark(1995)
Status: Released
Date: 1995-11-18
71%
17 Votes
Time: 1h 32m
One boy... one flame... and a world is changed forever.
Overview:
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.
Languages: Korean.
Countries:
South Korea
ProductionCompanies:
Cine2000
Movie: A Single Spark
Top 10 Billed Cast
홍경인
Jeon Tae-il
문성근
Young-soo
김보경
Kyung-ja
동방우
Tae-il's Father
정인기
Young-soo's Junior
박용수
President of Pyunghwa Market
이용녀
Woman Buying Umbrella
권태원
Factory Owner
이주실
Tae-il's Mother
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Overview
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.
Release Date
1995-11-18
Average
7.1
Rating:
3.5 startsTagline
One boy... one flame... and a world is changed forever.
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Languages:
한국어/조선말Keywords
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