Film

The Attorney

Name: The Attorney
Director: Yang Woo-seok
Released: 2013
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Song Kang-ho, Kim Young-ae, Oh Dal-su, Yim Si-wan, Kwak Do-won

2013 · 127 min · ★ 7.7 · Dir. Yang Woo-seok

No money. No connections. No degree.

In the early 1980s, South Korea is torn by student protests over the lack of representation in the government. Song Woo-Seok is a successful attorney in Busan specializing in tax law. His views regarding civil liberties are changed by student activist Park Jin-woo. When Jin-Woo is brutally tortured and put on trial for his activism, Woo-seok decides to defend Jin-woo as his client.