A Single Spark
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“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.
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Cast
15 people
Hong Kyung-in
Jeon Tae-il
Known for
Secretly, Greatly
Moon Sung-keun
Young-soo
Known for
Marry My Husband
Vagabond
Kim Sun-jae
Jung-soon
Known for
Marathon
Kim Bo-kyung
Kyung-ja
Known for
My Little Bride
A Hard Day
Dong Bang-woo
Tae-il's Father
Known for
Ghost Doctor
Green Fish
Jung In-gi
Young-soo's Junior
Known for
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo
Pinocchio
Park Yong-su
President of Pyunghwa Market
Known for
The Tower
A Man Who Was Superman
Lee Yong-nyeo
Woman Buying Umbrella
Known for
Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area
The Handmaiden
Kwon Tae-won
Factory Owner
Known for
Vincenzo
Empress Ki
Lee Joo-sil
Tae-il's Mother
Known for
The Uncanny Counter
A Time Called You
Yoo Soon-chul
Young-soo's Father
Known for
Bedevilled
My Sassy Girl
Park Cheol-min
Hanmisa Tailor
Known for
I Am Not a Robot
Love in the Moonlight
Park Kwang-su Director · Hur Jin-ho Writer Lee Chang-dong Writer
United States release June 14, 1996 · Produced in South Korea · Original title 아름다운 청년 전태일
Production
Cine2000
Production
South Korea
Produced in
Languages
Original title
아름다운 청년 전태일
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
Korean
Release dates
South Korea · November 18, 1995
Theatrical
United States · June 14, 1996
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States
October 11, 1996 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
Germany
February 15, 1996 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Sweden
February 2, 1997 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
Taiwan
November 3, 2024 · Premiere · Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute
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