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A Single Spark
One boy... one flame... and a world is changed forever.
Genres
Drama
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
92 min
Release Date
1995-11-18
Status
Released
Original Language
Korean
Vote Count
14
Vote Average
7.2
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Hong Kyung-in
Jeon Tae-il
Moon Sung-keun
Young-soo
Kim Sun-jae
Jung-soon
Kim Bo-kyung
Kyung-ja
Dong Bang-woo
Tae-il's Father
Jeong In-gi
Young-soo's Junior
Park Yong-su
President of Pyunghwa Market
Lee Yong-nyeo
Woman Buying Umbrella
Kwon Tae-won
Factory Owner
Lee Joo-sil
Tae-il's Mother
Yoo Soon-chul
Young-soo's Father
Park Cheol-min
Hanmisa Tailor
Lee Sun-kyun
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