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Chun Tae-il: A Flame That Lives On

Chun Tae-il: A Flame That Lives On

"We are not machines"

20217.01h 39m

Overview

When Taeil gets hired as a tailor's assistant, he dreams of becoming a fully-fledged tailor to be able to financially support his family. But he finds himself constantly reminded of the laborers' inferior working conditions. The young 22-year-old Taeil decides to confront the reality and become the flame of hope himself.

Directed by Hong Jun-pyo
Written by Shin Chul, Cho Young-rae, Sim Hyeong-seop
Produced by Shim Jae-myung, Lee Eun, Kim Sun-ku
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Top Cast

Jang Dong-yoon

Jang Dong-yoon

Chun Tae-il (voice)

Yeom Hye-ran

Yeom Hye-ran

Lee So-sun (voice)

Jin Sun-kyu

Jin Sun-kyu

Father (voice)

Park Cheol-min

Park Cheol-min

Tailor Shin (voice)

Kwon Hae-hyo

Kwon Hae-hyo

President (voice)

Tae In-ho

Tae In-ho

Detective Oh (voice)

Chung Ye-jin

Chung Ye-jin

Lee Young-mi (voice)

Shin Jung-yoon

Shin Jung-yoon

Soo-hwan (voice)

Ahn Dong-gu

Ahn Dong-gu

Young-bae (voice)

Kim Jung-pal

Kim Jung-pal

Market Leader (voice)

Themes & Keywords

protestworking classbased on mangalabor rightsseoul, south korea

About Chun Tae-il: A Flame That Lives On

Chun Tae-il: A Flame That Lives On is a animation, drama film released in 2021 exploring themes of protest, working class, based on manga, labor rights, seoul, south korea. Directed by Hong Jun-pyo, it stars Jang Dong-yoon, Yeom Hye-ran, Jin Sun-kyu. When Taeil gets hired as a tailor's assistant, he dreams of becoming a fully-fledged tailor to be able to financially support his family. But he finds himself constantly reminded of the laborers' inferior working conditions. The young 22-year-old Taeil decides to confront the reality and become the flame of hope himself.

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