The Awl

The Awl (2015) is a drama series directed by Kim Sok-yun rated 7.9/10.

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

Lee Soo-In

Ahn Nae-sang

Goo Go-Shin

Hyun Woo

Joo Gang-Min

Yesung

Hwang Joon-Chul

Park Si-Hwan

Nam Dong-Hyub

Kim Ga-eun

Moon So-Jin

Kim Hie-won

Jung Min-Chul

Kim Joong-ki

Manager Kim

Lee Jung-eun

Kim Jung-Mi

Lee Bong-ryeon

Mi Ran

Ahn Sang-woo

Section Chief Yoon