1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
- Original title
- 1987
- Directed by
- Jang Joon-hwan
- Genre
- drama film, political thriller film
- Country
- South Korea
- Runtime
- 2h 09m
- Rated
- G
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 179 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A student dies in police custody in 1987 South Korea. Authorities try to cover up the killing, but citizens and activists work to expose the truth, leading to mass protests for democracy.
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What happens
1987: When the Day Comes is a 2017 South Korean political thriller film directed by Jang Joon-hwan and written by Kim Kyung-chan. The film stars Kim Yoon-seok, Ha Jung-woo, Yoo Hae-jin, Kim Tae-ri, Park Hee-soon and Lee Hee-joon. Set in 1987 and based on a true story, the film focuses on the events that led up to the June Democratic Uprising in Korea, triggered by the death of a student protester during police interrogation which the authorities conspired to cover up. Jang compared the overall structure of the film to a relay race, with the focus of the story shifting between several characters to convey the collective effort of political resistance. The film was released in theaters on December 27, 2017. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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