Sewing Sisters (2022)
미싱타는 여자들
Overview
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, girls aged 12 to 16 began working at Pyeonghwa Market. Running sewing machines, they also study the Labor Standards Act under the tutelage of Jeon Taeil. On September 9, 1977, they were imprisoned fighting against the government that closed labor classes, shouting, “The next Jeon Taeil will be a woman!” Now the middle-aged girls recall the memories of the life of female workers, social contempt, and stigma. Watching the sunrise in the East Sea, they admire, ‘How fair it is because everybody can see it.’ Sewing Sisters rewrites the history of maledominated Korean labor struggles in the 1970s with news interviews of female workers belonging to the Cheonggye Clothes Union.
Where to watch Sewing Sisters
| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | wavve, Watcha | wavve | wavve |
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What is Sewing Sisters about?
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, girls aged 12 to 16 began working at Pyeonghwa Market. Running sewing machines, they also study the Labor Standards Act under the tutelage of Jeon Taeil. On September 9, 1977, they were imprisoned fighting against the government that closed labor classes, shouting, “The next Jeon Taeil will be a woman!” Now the middle-aged girls recall the memories of the life of female workers, social contempt, and stigma. Watching the sunrise in the East Sea, they admire, ‘How fair it is because everybody can see it.’ Sewing Sisters rewrites the history of maledominated Korean labor struggles in the 1970s with news interviews of female workers belonging to the Cheonggye Clothes Union. Sewing Sisters is a Documentary movie, released on 2022-01-20, runtime 110 minutes.
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In South Korea, Sewing Sisters streams on wavve and Watcha and can be rented from wavve. Movie World also lists the official trailer, online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Kim Jung-young, Lee Hyuk-rae
Cast
- Lee Suk-hee as Self
- Shin Sun-ae as Self
- Lim Mi-kyung as Self
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Sources
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