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Article: Single spark.
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- New Internationalist
- Article date:
- August 1, 1998
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directed by Park Kwang-Su
(World Distribution: Fortisimo Films, Rotterdam)
After a successful run in the theatres of South Korea, a controversial film based on the country's labour struggles has taken off around the world, playing in major festivals and small theatres in Europe and North America.
Director Park Kwang-Su and his fine cast have shaped a powerful, stylish film about tragic events of the early 1970s. A Single Spark tells the true story of Jeon Tae-II, a young labour activist who died in the fight to improve working conditions in Korea's garment shops.
These were tough times. As the tide shifted against South Korea's US ...