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1987: When the Day Comes (2017)

Original title: 1987

2017-12-27 · 2h 9m · KO
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The truth must be told.

In 1987 Korea, under an oppressive military regime, a college student gets killed during a police interrogation involving torture. Government of 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 he begins looking into the case for 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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Jang Joon-hwanDirectorKim Kyung-chanWriter
Budget
$12.3M
Box office
$49.4M

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Kim Yun-seokKim Yun-seokPark Cheo-wonHa Jung-wooHa Jung-wooProsecutor Choi HwanYoo Hai-jinYoo Hai-jinHan Byung-yongKim Tae-riKim Tae-riYeon-heePark Hee-soonPark Hee-soonDetective Jo Han-kyungLee Hee-junLee Hee-junReporter Yoon Sang-samSul Kyung-guSul Kyung-guKim Jung-namYeo Jin-gooYeo Jin-gooPark Jong-chulGang Dong-wonGang Dong-wonLee Han-yeolMoon Sung-keunMoon Sung-keunJang Se-dongYoo Seung-mokYoo Seung-mokYoo Jung-bangHyun Bong-sikHyun Bong-sikMr. Park

Keywords

1980sSeoul, south koreaHistorical eventProtestStudent protestStudents' movementCommunismMilitary dictatorshipDemocracyDemocratization movementSouth korea

Movie DNA

Genre affinityThriller · Drama · HistoryTheme affinity1980s · Seoul South Korea · Historical EventDialogue densityDramaDirector preference338639Actor preference486 · 70240 · 270534Country preferenceKr

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In 1987 Korea, under an oppressive military regime, a college student gets killed during a police interrogation involving torture. Government of 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 he begins looking into the case for 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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1987: When the Day Comes has a runtime of 129 minutes.

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