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

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)

Trailer

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