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Another Promise

January 01, 1970

Another Promise (Korean: 또 하나의 약속; RR: Ddo Hanaui Yaksok) is a 2014 South Korean drama film based on the true story about the legal battle between Korean conglomerate Samsung and its employees who contracted leukemia.[1]

Another Promise
Directed byKim Tae-yun
Written byKim Tae-yun
Produced byLee Won-jae
Park Sung-il
Yoon Ki-ho
StarringPark Chul-min
Kim Gyu-ri
Yoon Yoo-sun
Park Hee-jung
CinematographyChoi Young-hwan
Edited byMun Se-gyeong
Music byYeon Ri-mok
Production
companies
Another Promise Film Production Committee
Eightball Pictures
Distributed byOAL Media Contents Group
Release dates
Running time
120 min.
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
BudgetUS$1.3 million

It is the first film in Korean cinematic history to have been both invested and produced solely by crowdfunding. A total of ₩1.5 billion (US$1.3 million) was raised through 7,722 private donations – 7,500 people donated ₩303 million (US$285,123), while more than 100 small firms gave another ₩1 billion. All the actors in the cast starred in the film for free.[2][3]

To avoid possible legal action, the film's producers altered its original title from Another Family (Korean: 또 하나의 가족; RR: Ddo Hanaui Gajok) – a well known Samsung advertising slogan – while the on-screen electronics company is called Jinsung. Director Kim Tae-yun further clarified that there had been no request for a title change from Samsung, and that he voluntarily did it because he "wanted the audiences to concentrate more on the drama itself, not the company."[1]

Plot edit

Shortly after graduating from high school, Yoon-mi begins looking for a job in order to earn money to help support her struggling family; she especially wants to pay for her younger brother Yoon-seok's tuition when he goes to college in the next few years. Her father Sang-gu, a taxi driver in Gangwon Province, is proud and overjoyed when Yoon-mi gets hired as a factory worker at the Jinsung semiconductor factory. But just two years later he learns that his daughter has been diagnosed with leukemia; four years after her diagnosis, Yoon-mi dies in the backseat of Sang-gu's cab. After learning that a number of Yoon-mi's coworkers at the factory are also suffering unlikely diseases, Sang-gu is convinced that Jinsung is responsible for his late daughter's disease and death. He makes a visit to a labor attorney to file a claim against the most powerful conglomerate in the country. Sang-gu and his family, along with their attorney and other families of leukemia patients, are soon shaken up as the company uses different methods of appeasement and pressure to keep the families from uniting, among them offering money to keep the issue from becoming public. Jinsung workers also spy on the families of the plaintiffs, stalk them and threaten them, all for the sake of their company, which they genuinely believe to be in the right. People become reluctant to be a witness for trial, either because of their loyalty to the company or for the well being of their families. But Sang-gu is determined to continue in his quest for truth and justice.

Cast edit

Background edit

The film is a fictionalized account of the real-life story of Hwang Sang-ki, a taxi driver based in Sokcho, Gangwon Province, and his four-year legal battle against Samsung, one of the world's largest technology companies and a major contributor to the South Korean economy. His daughter Hwang Yu-mi was diagnosed with an advanced stage of leukemia two years after working at a Samsung semiconductor factory; she died in 2007 at age 23, four years after her initial hiring.[4]

Samsung's official stance was that there was no causal relationship between Hwang's employment with them and her sickness. Company sources pointed out that the incidence of hematological cancers, such as leukemia, in the semiconductor industry, was lower than the national average for South Korea. They also cite that independent research, including a three-year review by the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, and a study by the US consulting firm Environ International, had found no correlation between the workplace environment and employee illness. According to the Supporters for the Health and Rights of People in the Semiconductor Industry (SHARPS), however, the rare form of leukemia that affected Hwang Yu-mi is found in only 4.2 in every 100,000 South Koreans aged between 20 and 29. Hwang Sang-ki said that Samsung offered him a ₩10 billion settlement in exchange for dropping the compensation claim, but he rejected the offer. "After I turned down an offer of one million dollars, they basically asked me to name my price," he said. "But there was no way I could take their money, not when I knew that other families were suffering."[5]

Hwang filed his lawsuit with The Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service (KCOMWEL), a government agency that compensates workers and levies companies to fund the payouts. KCOMWEL found Samsung innocent, stating that there was no evidence to suggest that Hwang Yu-mi died from a work-related illness.[6]

There was little media attention on the case until 2011, when the Seoul administrative court overturned the KCOMWEL verdict, ruling that toxic chemicals at Samsung plants "had caused, or at least expedited" cases of cancer in two workers, Hwang Yu-mi included. The ruling was the first case in which an individual won a suit against a Korean conglomerate. KCOMWEL has currently filed an appeal. Since Hwang's victory, other victims and their families have begun filing similar suits.[2]

About 200 workers have made similar allegations against Samsung and other memory chipmakers, according to SHARPS. Lee Jong-ran, an industrial health rights activist and lawyer, said that from 2008 to 2013, 39 Samsung Electronics employees have filed compensation claims with the KCOMWEL for job-related illness; three were successful, 15 are still under review by the agency and 21 were rejected. Most of the semiconductor industry workers who turned to SHARPS were in their 20s and 30s when they fell ill. As of February 2014, more than 50 have since died.[5][7]

Samsung has not officially commented on the movie, but Kim Sun-beom, spokesman of Samsung's device solutions department, posted an online rebuttal on the company's official blog Samsung Tomorrow, saying that the movie was an "unfair depiction" and "oversimplification" of the situation, and raised concerns that the company's image was being demonized.[8]

However, with the effect of the movie, Samsung admitted on May 14, 2014, for the allegations that made former employees fallen ill after working for the company, promising compensation to those with leukemia and other ailments. Samsung had agreed to set up an independent mediation committee to look at the cases of workers who have fallen ill and agree compensation. Samsung also promised an evaluation of working conditions in its factories.[9]

The company did not follow all recommendations of the mediation committee, however, and instead installed a "Compensation Committee" on its own.[10][unreliable source] Shortly afterward it was reported that Samsung had paid out some victims outside of the scheme with so-called 'hush' money, which includes no admitting of wrongdoing and the condition to drop all further claims.[11][unreliable source] This prompted SHARPS to ask the public for help by publishing a letter urging Samsung to implement the mediation committee's recommendations. The letter was signed by more than 10,000 people.[12] On October 7, 2015, a sit-in was started in front of Samsung's headquarters in Seoul.[13][unreliable source] Since then Samsung has not resumed talks with SHARPS or the other victim's families.

Release edit

Another Promise premiered in the Panorama section of the 18th Busan International Film Festival in October 2013,[14] then received a theatrical release on February 6, 2014. Despite good reviews from BIFF and strong advance ticket sales, it was only shown on 100 screens nationwide – a third of the expected number.[7]

Trivia edit

Actress Park Hee-Jung actually shaved her head on-screen for the role. This was to accurately depict the effects of chemotherapy.[15]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Baek, Byung-yeul (22 January 2014). "Voice of the silenced: Director tackles Samsung case 'without fear'". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  2. ^ a b Sunwoo, Carla (24 January 2014). "Another Family focuses on loyalty and love". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  3. ^ Conran, Pierce (27 January 2014). "Another Family". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  4. ^ Lee, Claire (23 January 2014). "Film reconstructs tragedy of Samsung employee". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  5. ^ a b McCurry, Justin (5 February 2014). "South Korean film spotlights claims of sickness linked to Samsung plants". The Guardian. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  6. ^ Sunwoo, Carla (10 January 2014). "Dad eyes justice for daughter in Another Family". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  7. ^ a b "Another Promise: Life of a Samsung employee in frames". Associated Press via Khaleej Times. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  8. ^ Baek, Byung-yeul (2 March 2014). "Samsung manager calls film 'unfair'". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
  9. ^ Samsung says sorry and promises compensation to sick workers, CNET News, May 14, 2014
  10. ^ "Samsung Ends Negotiations, Stranding Occupational Disease Victims and Their Advocates". Stop Samsung - No More Deaths!. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  11. ^ "Samsung Hands Out Hush Money to Occupational Disease Victims". Stop Samsung - No More Deaths!. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  12. ^ Kim, Min-kyung (24 September 2015). "Samsung accused of spurning dialogue-based solution for leukemia victims". The Hankyoreh. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  13. ^ "SHARPS Begins Sit-in As Samsung Walks Out Of Arbitration Talks". Stop Samsung - No More Deaths!. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  14. ^ . BIFF.kr. Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  15. ^ "또 하나의 약속 (삼성반도체 백혈병 사망자 고 황유미양의 이야기)". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 18 June 2019.

External links edit

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Another Promise Korean 또 하나의 약속 RR Ddo Hanaui Yaksok is a 2014 South Korean drama film based on the true story about the legal battle between Korean conglomerate Samsung and its employees who contracted leukemia 1 Another PromiseDirected byKim Tae yunWritten byKim Tae yunProduced byLee Won jae Park Sung il Yoon Ki hoStarringPark Chul min Kim Gyu ri Yoon Yoo sun Park Hee jungCinematographyChoi Young hwanEdited byMun Se gyeongMusic byYeon Ri mokProductioncompaniesAnother Promise Film Production CommitteeEightball PicturesDistributed byOAL Media Contents GroupRelease datesOctober 4 2013 2013 10 04 Busan International Film Festival February 6 2014 2014 02 06 South Korea Running time120 min CountrySouth KoreaLanguageKoreanBudgetUS 1 3 million It is the first film in Korean cinematic history to have been both invested and produced solely by crowdfunding A total of 1 5 billion US 1 3 million was raised through 7 722 private donations 7 500 people donated 303 million US 285 123 while more than 100 small firms gave another 1 billion All the actors in the cast starred in the film for free 2 3 To avoid possible legal action the film s producers altered its original title from Another Family Korean 또 하나의 가족 RR Ddo Hanaui Gajok a well known Samsung advertising slogan while the on screen electronics company is called Jinsung Director Kim Tae yun further clarified that there had been no request for a title change from Samsung and that he voluntarily did it because he wanted the audiences to concentrate more on the drama itself not the company 1 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Background 4 Release 5 Trivia 6 References 7 External linksPlot editShortly after graduating from high school Yoon mi begins looking for a job in order to earn money to help support her struggling family she especially wants to pay for her younger brother Yoon seok s tuition when he goes to college in the next few years Her father Sang gu a taxi driver in Gangwon Province is proud and overjoyed when Yoon mi gets hired as a factory worker at the Jinsung semiconductor factory But just two years later he learns that his daughter has been diagnosed with leukemia four years after her diagnosis Yoon mi dies in the backseat of Sang gu s cab After learning that a number of Yoon mi s coworkers at the factory are also suffering unlikely diseases Sang gu is convinced that Jinsung is responsible for his late daughter s disease and death He makes a visit to a labor attorney to file a claim against the most powerful conglomerate in the country Sang gu and his family along with their attorney and other families of leukemia patients are soon shaken up as the company uses different methods of appeasement and pressure to keep the families from uniting among them offering money to keep the issue from becoming public Jinsung workers also spy on the families of the plaintiffs stalk them and threaten them all for the sake of their company which they genuinely believe to be in the right People become reluctant to be a witness for trial either because of their loyalty to the company or for the well being of their families But Sang gu is determined to continue in his quest for truth and justice Cast editPark Chul min Han Sang gu Kim Gyu ri Yoo Nan joo Yoon Yoo sun Yoon Jeong im Park Hee jung Han Yoon mi Yoo Se hyung Han Yoon seok Kim Young jae Department head Lee Jung Young ki Chae Do young Lee Geung young Kyo ik Jung Jin young Judge Kim Chang hoi Kim Jong dae Park Hyuk kwon Park Jeong hyeok Oh Dae hwan Reporter Go Jang So yeon Kim Seon yeong Im Jong yoon Vice presidentBackground editThe film is a fictionalized account of the real life story of Hwang Sang ki a taxi driver based in Sokcho Gangwon Province and his four year legal battle against Samsung one of the world s largest technology companies and a major contributor to the South Korean economy His daughter Hwang Yu mi was diagnosed with an advanced stage of leukemia two years after working at a Samsung semiconductor factory she died in 2007 at age 23 four years after her initial hiring 4 Samsung s official stance was that there was no causal relationship between Hwang s employment with them and her sickness Company sources pointed out that the incidence of hematological cancers such as leukemia in the semiconductor industry was lower than the national average for South Korea They also cite that independent research including a three year review by the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency and a study by the US consulting firm Environ International had found no correlation between the workplace environment and employee illness According to the Supporters for the Health and Rights of People in the Semiconductor Industry SHARPS however the rare form of leukemia that affected Hwang Yu mi is found in only 4 2 in every 100 000 South Koreans aged between 20 and 29 Hwang Sang ki said that Samsung offered him a 10 billion settlement in exchange for dropping the compensation claim but he rejected the offer After I turned down an offer of one million dollars they basically asked me to name my price he said But there was no way I could take their money not when I knew that other families were suffering 5 Hwang filed his lawsuit with The Korea Workers Compensation and Welfare Service KCOMWEL a government agency that compensates workers and levies companies to fund the payouts KCOMWEL found Samsung innocent stating that there was no evidence to suggest that Hwang Yu mi died from a work related illness 6 There was little media attention on the case until 2011 when the Seoul administrative court overturned the KCOMWEL verdict ruling that toxic chemicals at Samsung plants had caused or at least expedited cases of cancer in two workers Hwang Yu mi included The ruling was the first case in which an individual won a suit against a Korean conglomerate KCOMWEL has currently filed an appeal Since Hwang s victory other victims and their families have begun filing similar suits 2 About 200 workers have made similar allegations against Samsung and other memory chipmakers according to SHARPS Lee Jong ran an industrial health rights activist and lawyer said that from 2008 to 2013 39 Samsung Electronics employees have filed compensation claims with the KCOMWEL for job related illness three were successful 15 are still under review by the agency and 21 were rejected Most of the semiconductor industry workers who turned to SHARPS were in their 20s and 30s when they fell ill As of February 2014 more than 50 have since died 5 7 Samsung has not officially commented on the movie but Kim Sun beom spokesman of Samsung s device solutions department posted an online rebuttal on the company s official blog Samsung Tomorrow saying that the movie was an unfair depiction and oversimplification of the situation and raised concerns that the company s image was being demonized 8 However with the effect of the movie Samsung admitted on May 14 2014 for the allegations that made former employees fallen ill after working for the company promising compensation to those with leukemia and other ailments Samsung had agreed to set up an independent mediation committee to look at the cases of workers who have fallen ill and agree compensation Samsung also promised an evaluation of working conditions in its factories 9 The company did not follow all recommendations of the mediation committee however and instead installed a Compensation Committee on its own 10 unreliable source Shortly afterward it was reported that Samsung had paid out some victims outside of the scheme with so called hush money which includes no admitting of wrongdoing and the condition to drop all further claims 11 unreliable source This prompted SHARPS to ask the public for help by publishing a letter urging Samsung to implement the mediation committee s recommendations The letter was signed by more than 10 000 people 12 On October 7 2015 a sit in was started in front of Samsung s headquarters in Seoul 13 unreliable source Since then Samsung has not resumed talks with SHARPS or the other victim s families Release editAnother Promise premiered in the Panorama section of the 18th Busan International Film Festival in October 2013 14 then received a theatrical release on February 6 2014 Despite good reviews from BIFF and strong advance ticket sales it was only shown on 100 screens nationwide a third of the expected number 7 Trivia editActress Park Hee Jung actually shaved her head on screen for the role This was to accurately depict the effects of chemotherapy 15 References edit a b Baek Byung yeul 22 January 2014 Voice of the silenced Director tackles Samsung case without fear The Korea Times Retrieved 2014 02 07 a b Sunwoo Carla 24 January 2014 Another Family focuses on loyalty and love Korea JoongAng Daily Retrieved 2014 02 07 Conran Pierce 27 January 2014 Another Family Korean Cinema Today Retrieved 2014 02 07 Lee Claire 23 January 2014 Film reconstructs tragedy of Samsung employee The Korea Herald Retrieved 2014 02 07 a b McCurry Justin 5 February 2014 South Korean film spotlights claims of sickness linked to Samsung plants The Guardian Retrieved 2014 02 07 Sunwoo Carla 10 January 2014 Dad eyes justice for daughter in Another Family Korea JoongAng Daily Retrieved 2014 02 07 a b Another Promise Life of a Samsung employee in frames Associated Press via Khaleej Times 6 February 2014 Retrieved 2014 02 07 Baek Byung yeul 2 March 2014 Samsung manager calls film unfair The Korea Times Retrieved 2014 03 11 Samsung says sorry and promises compensation to sick workers CNET News May 14 2014 Samsung Ends Negotiations Stranding Occupational Disease Victims and Their Advocates Stop Samsung No More Deaths 9 September 2015 Retrieved 2016 12 31 Samsung Hands Out Hush Money to Occupational Disease Victims Stop Samsung No More Deaths 23 October 2015 Retrieved 2016 12 31 Kim Min kyung 24 September 2015 Samsung accused of spurning dialogue based solution for leukemia victims The Hankyoreh Retrieved 2016 12 31 SHARPS Begins Sit in As Samsung Walks Out Of Arbitration Talks Stop Samsung No More Deaths 8 October 2015 Retrieved 2016 12 31 Another Family BIFF kr Archived from the original on 2014 02 21 Retrieved 2014 02 07 또 하나의 약속 삼성반도체 백혈병 사망자 고 황유미양의 이야기 www youtube com Retrieved 18 June 2019 External links editOfficial website in Korean Another Family on Facebook in Korean Another Family at the Korean Movie Database Another Family at HanCinema Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Another Promise amp oldid 1211732129, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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