Another film to document ill Samsung factory workers

A citizen fund-raising campaign is under way to support the theatrical release of “The Empire of Shame,” a documentary on occupational diseases among Samsung Electronics semiconductor plant workers by director Hong Li-gyeong.

The move comes amid a wave of support for director Kim Tae-youn’s “Another Family,” which is based on the story of one worker’s struggle with leukemia and eventual death.

The distributor, CinemaDAL, started the campaign to support the film’s release on Jan. 29 by setting the goal of raising 30 million won (US$28,200) through the social funding site Tumblbug. As of Feb. 17, it reported raising almost 18 million won (US$17,500) from 554 donors.

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