1987: When the Day Comes

'1987', 2017

In 1987 Korea under an oppressive military regime, the unlawful interrogation and death of a college student ignite ordinary citizens to fight for the truth and bring about justice.

In 1987 Korea under an oppressive military regime, the unlawful interrogation and death of a college student ignite ordinary citizens to fight for the truth and bring about justice.

Director

Joon-Hwan Jang

Runtime

129 minutes

Type

Feature

Genre

Drama

Keywords

torture, police brutality, interrogation, political corruption, riots

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1987: When the Day Comes

Joon-Hwan Jang, 2017

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Aspect ratio

1.85 : 1

Color

Color

Screening formats

D-Cinema

Awards

The Seoul Awards

Nominated

2018

Grand Prize (Daesang)

APAN Star Award

Storyline

In 1987 Korea under an oppressive military regime, the unlawful interrogation and death of a college student ignite ordinary citizens to fight for the truth and bring about justice.

In 1987 Korea, under an oppressive military regime, a college student gets killed during a police interrogation involving torture. Government officials are quick to cover up the death and order the body to be cremated. A prosecutor who is supposed to sign the cremation release, raises questions about a 21-year-old kid dying of a heart attack, and begins looking into the case for the truth. Despite a systematic attempt to silence everyone involved in the case, the truth gets out, causing an eruption of public outrage.

Summary

In 1987 Korea under an oppressive military regime, the unlawful interrogation and death of a college student ignite ordinary citizens to fight for the truth and bring about justice.

Synopsis

In 1987 Korea, under an oppressive military regime, a college student gets killed during a police interrogation involving torture. Government officials are quick to cover up the death and order the body to be cremated. A prosecutor who is supposed to sign the cremation release, raises questions about a 21-year-old kid dying of a heart attack, and begins looking into the case for the truth. Despite a systematic attempt to silence everyone involved in the case, the truth gets out, causing an eruption of public outrage.

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Cast & crew

Cast

Hae-Jin Yoo

Actor

Jung-woo Ha

Actor

Yoon-seok Kim

Actor

Crew

Director

Kyung-chan Kim

Screenwriter

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