The Awl

Awl

Details

• Title: 송곳 (Song-got)/The Awl
• Genre: Drama, human, labor union
• Episodes: 16
• Broadcast network: JTBC
• Broadcast period: 2015-Oct-23 to
• Air time: JTBS Friday & Saturday Night 21:40
• Original Soundtrack: Awl OST

Synopsis

The drama tells the story of average workers, who silently work hard on each one’s own task. They finally pull together as a team to fight through a difficult and unfair situation.

Lee Soo-In has the kind of temperament where he has to do the right thing no matter what. After his discharge from the military, he finds work at a large retail market. One day, his boss orders him to fire temporary employees at the store. Lee Soo-In refuses to do so and decides to join the labor union. He and the temporary employees struggle against unfair dismissals.

The drama is based on a webtoon of the same name, which is in turn inspired by real-life events that transpired in 2002 when union workers were unfairly fired from large supermarket chain Carrefour, and fought back.

Cast

• Ji Hyun Woo as Lee Soo In
• Ahn Nae Sang as Goo Go Shin
• Kim Hee Won as Jung Min Chul

Workers at Market

• Yesung as Hwang Joon Chul
• Kim Ga Eun as Moon So Jin
• Hyun Woo as Joo Gang Min
• Park Si Hwan as Nam Dong Hyub

Production Credits

• Producer: [[ ]]
• Director: Kim Seok Yoon (김석윤)
• Screenwriter: Choi Kyu Seok (original comic), Kim Su Jin (김수진), Lee Nam Kyu (이남규)