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The Night Before the Strike

The Night Before the Strike

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1990
1h 45m
5.8(8 votes)
Drama

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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.

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