
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.
Cast

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
Newspaper Reader
Lee Hye-mi
Worker
Crew

Park Kwang-su
Director, Writer
Kim Jung-hwan
Writer

Lee Chang-dong
Writer

Hur Jin-ho
Writer, Assistant Director
Yi Hyo-in
Writer

Cho Young-rae
Book
Kim Yang-il
Editor
You Yong-kil
Director of Photography
Lee Jong-hyeok
Assistant Director
Yoo In-taek
Producer
Joo Byung-do
Production Design
Lee Young-kil
Production Sound Mixer
Kim Chul-suk
Special Effects Supervisor
Julius Chan
Dialogue Editor
Ian McLoughlin
Mix Technician
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