1987: When the Day Comes
2017 · Movie · Not Rated · 129 min · ★ 8.0 · 77% critics
After a young student dies during a police interrogation, officials push for a quick cremation to erase evidence. A prosecutor, a journalist, and an unlikely messenger each take risks to challenge the official story, as pressure mounts to bury the truth and silence anyone who speaks up.
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Details
- Original title
- 1987
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-12-27
- Language
- Korean
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Critic score
- 77/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 (179 votes)
About
If you like fact-based political thrillers about ordinary people confronting abuse of power, this should land well, especially if you enjoyed The Attorney; Not for you if you want light viewing or avoid distressing violence.
Pros: tense true-crime energy; strong moral stakes; gripping momentum | Cons: heavy subject matter; bleak atmosphere; intense interrogation scenes
Themes
- students' movement
- protest
- democracy
- military dictatorship
- historical event
- student protest
- communism
- 1980s
- democratization movement
- south korea
- seoul, south korea
Cast & crew
Kim Yun-seok
as Park Cheo-won
Ha Jung-woo
as Prosecutor Choi Hwan
Yoo Hai-jin
as Han Byung-yong
Kim Tae-ri
as Yeon-hee
Park Hee-soon
as Detective Jo Han-kyung
Lee Hee-jun
as Reporter Yoon Sang-sam
Sul Kyung-gu
as Kim Jung-nam
Yeo Jin-goo
as Park Jong-chul
Gang Dong-won
as Lee Han-yeol
Moon Sung-keun
as Jang Se-dong
Directed by Jang Joon-hwan