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ERA
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36 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
MoodPlayr Β· trivia#01
The Night Before the Strike
1990 1h 45m KO
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MID
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5.8TMDB Β· 8
Drama
Synopsis
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There are 200 miserably impoverished people working in the Dongseong Metalworks Factory. Ju Wan-ik is introduced to the forging team as a new member of the team and they all go drinking together to welcome him.
βSome stories are better left unspoiled.β
Cast
Go Dong-eop
Won-ki
Im Yeong-gu
Ju Wan-ik
Um Kyung-hwan
Choon-seop
Hong Seok-yeon
Jae-pil
Gang Neung-won
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Chang Youn-hyun
- Writers
- Kim Eun-chae, Kong Su-chang, Min Kyeong-cheol
- Languages
- Korean
- Countries
- South Korea
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts πΏ
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CRAFT
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Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Chang Youn-hyun, shot by Oh Cheng-ok. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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CAST
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Go Dong-eop and Im Yeong-gu and Um Kyung-hwan carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt2172017 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 8 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Chang Youn-hyun directs. Oh Cheng-ok behind the camera. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 136 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Chang Youn-hyun, shot by Oh Cheng-ok. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Go Dong-eop and Im Yeong-gu and Um Kyung-hwan carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt2172017 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 8 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Oh Cheng-ok
- Runtime
- 105 min Β· 1h 45m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- KO
- Certification (US)
- 12
Also by
Chang Youn-hyun
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
LiTTLE BiG PiCTURES
KR
- JA
Jang San Got Mae
KR
Key crew
- ProducerLee Eun
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- factory worker
- trade union
- labor strike
- labor union
- workers union
- labor rights
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical1990-03-27
- Theatrical2019-05-0112Β· Remastering
Also known as
International titles
- PaupjeonyaKR
- PaeopjeonyaKR
