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When his teenage daughter Yu-mi landed a job at the electronics company Samsung, Hwang Sang-ki was bursting with pride. Yu-mi would bring in enough money to support her struggling family and, she was hoping, it would pay her younger brother's way through university.

But in 2007, five years after she began work at one of the semiconductor plants of the South Korean consumer electronics firm, Yu-mi died, on the back seat of her father's taxi as he rushed her to hospital...(Guardian, 2.05)

A film based on the death of a Samsung Electronics employee was released in South Korea, with its producer complaining of difficulties in securing screens despite high viewer interest. "Another Promise" is a fictionalised account of the story of Hwang Yu-Mi, a real-life employee who died in 2007 of an acute form of leukaemia after working for four years at one of Samsung's semiconductor plants...(Times of India, 2.06)

A detailed film review you can read here!

On the morning of February 6, "Another Promise"(aka "Another Family"), a film about the true story of Hwang Yu-mi who died of leukemia while working at Samsung Electronics' semiconductor plant released in theaters despite talk of outside pressure and problems with a lack of screens.

But despite it was the opening day, not a single poster was hanging in the theater. Last Thursday, many other film posters were displayed in the CGV theater in Seoul’s Guro district, but none for "Another Promise". But even in the morning, many viewers were already there to watch the film, which has had troubles being produced and shown. More than 80% of seats for the 9:50 am showing had been sold for the premiere(more about the event you can read here and here)...

More articles, related to the movie you can read here:

☞ Film on Samsung workers suspiciously pulled from screens (Hankyoreh, 2.06)
☞ Film spotlights claims of sickness linked to Samsung plants (Guardian, 2.05)
☞ Movie depicting Samsung leukemia victims’ struggle... (Hankyoreh, 2.02)
☞ Movie Details Samsung Worker's Battle With Cancer (HuffPost, 13.10.10)