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Awl (2015)

송곳

Soo In has a timid personality and is easily frightened, but he stands up for justice and does not cower in fear when he feels that he has been wronged. Early on in his military career, he becomes disillusioned with the falling standards and poor morale in an institution that supposedly practices strict discipline. This leads him to leave the military. In his new civilian life, he gets hired by a foreign retail distribution company and becomes the head manager of a large retail store. The retailer he works for slashes labor costs by firing part-time workers before they can qualify for benefits and higher wages. He cannot tolerate the company's poor and immoral treatment, so he decides to fight against the management. However, as he faces pressure from the company, he is forced to seek help from a labor counseling center and meets Go Shin, the center's manager. His only way to win the case is to utilize the Labor Act like a sword in his mission to fight against corruption and illegal corporate behavior. He boldly 'pierces into' the society that suppresses individual people with tyranny, just like an awl that bores a hole into the stiff wall... Soo In's lone fight to reclaim the labor rights workers have forgotten is about to begin!
(Source:JTBC)
retail distribution company and becomes the head manager of a large retail store. The retailer he works for slashes labor costs by firing part-time workers before they can qualify for benefits and higher wages. He cannot tolerate the company's poor and immoral treatment, so he decides to fight against the management. However, as he faces pressure from the company, he is forced to seek help from a labor counseling center and meets Go Shin, the center's manager. His only way to win the case is to utilize the Labor Act like a sword in his mission to fight against corruption and illegal corporate behavior. He boldly 'pierces into' the society that suppresses individual people with tyranny, just like an awl that bores a hole into the stiff wall... Soo In's lone fight to reclaim the labor rights workers have forgotten is about to begin!
(Source:JTBC)

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Choi Yi Sun

36 Age
Guest Role

Park Ok Chool

43 Age
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Kim Min Shik

40 Age
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Ahn Nae Sang

57 Age
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Woo Jung Kook

48 Age
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Shin Yeon Suk

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Ahn Sang Woo

45 Age
Support Role

Kim Joong Ki

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Jo Ryeon

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Kwak Ja Hyung

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Kim Dong Hyun

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Baek Hyun Joo

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Kim Soo Jin

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Lee Nam Gyu

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Kim Seok Yoon

58 Age
None Role

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Title Awl (2015)
Native title 송곳
Also Known As Songgot , Ice Pick , Drill , Songgot
Type Drama
Episodes 12
Country South Korea
Aired Oct 24, 2015 - Nov 29, 2015
Duration 1 hr. 5 min.
Original Network jTBC
Content Rating 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Statistics

Ranked #2629
Popularity #3431
Watchers 2.482
Rated 7.8

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Actor

Choi Yi Sun

36 Age
Guest Role

Park Ok Chool

43 Age
Guest Role

Kim Min Shik

40 Age
Guest Role

Ahn Nae Sang

57 Age
Guest Role

Woo Jung Kook

48 Age
Guest Role

Shin Yeon Suk

70 Age
Support Role

Ahn Sang Woo

45 Age
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Kim Joong Ki

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Jo Ryeon

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Kwak Ja Hyung

46 Age
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Kim Dong Hyun

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