A Single Spark
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Park Kwang-su
Myung Kae-nam
Dogko Young-jae
Kim Sun-jae
Yoo Soon-chol
Lee Joo-shil
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In 1970, Jeon Tae-Li, a young labor activist in South Korea, committed suicide by self-immolation as a protest against the deplorable conditions under which Korean garment-industry workers were forced to work. Moving back and forth in time, the film delves into the character of Korean society, past and present, through the eyes of a fictional journalist (an amalgam of three real-life activists) who is writing a biography of Jeon Tae-Li a decade after his death.
Director
Park Kwang-su
Cast
Myung Kae-nam
Dogko Young-jae
Kim Sun-jae
Yoo Soon-chol
Lee Joo-shil
An So-young
Hong Kyoung-in
Kim Yong-man
Crew
Lee Chang-dong
Lee Hyo-in
Kim Jeong-hwan
Heo Jin-ho
Yoo Jin-ok
Ian Mclaughlin
Lee Soo-jung
Kim Suk-tae
Kim Yang-il
In-taek Yoo
Lee Young-gil
Yoo Young-gil
Cho Young-rae
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1995
Released in United States 1996
Released in United States 1997
Released in United States February 1996
Released in United States June 1996
Released in United States October 1996
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 15-26, 1996.
Shown at Chicago International Film Fesitval October 10-20, 1996.
Shown at Human Rights Watch International Film Festival (Opening Night) in New York City (Walter Reade) June 12-27, 1996.
Shown at Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in Los Angeles (Museum of Tolerance) June 29 - July 3, 1996.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 29 - February 9, 1997.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 4-20, 1996.
Park Kwang-su was born in Sokcho, Kanhwon-do in 1955 and grew up in Pusan in the southern part of Korea. While studying sculpture in Seoul at the National University, he began making short films on Super-8. After graduating, he founded the Seoul Film Group, which was instrumental in the development of the Korean independent film movement. Films coming out of this movement voiced significant opposition to the military government. Park went on to study film at the ESEC Film School in Paris, and on his return to Korea, worked as an assistant to Lee Chang-ho on "The Man With Three Coffins" (South Korea/1987). His directorial debut "Chilsu and Mansu" (South Korea/1988), is widely regarded as the cornerstone of Korea's "New Cinema."
Released in United States 1995
Released in United States 1996 (Shown at Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in Los Angeles (Museum of Tolerance) June 29 - July 3, 1996.)
Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 29 - February 9, 1997.)
Released in United States February 1996 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 15-26, 1996.)
Released in United States June 1996 (Shown at Human Rights Watch International Film Festival (Opening Night) in New York City (Walter Reade) June 12-27, 1996.)
Released in United States October 1996 (Shown at Chicago International Film Fesitval October 10-20, 1996.)
Released in United States October 1996 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 4-20, 1996.)
