1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
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.
Directing:
Writing:
Stars:
- Jang Joon-hwan
Writing:
- Kim Kyung-chan
- Jang Joon-hwan
- Lee Woo-jeong
Stars:
Release Date: 2017-12-27
8.1/10
- Country: KR
- Language: 한국어/조선말
- Runtime: 129
- Budget: $12,308,000
- Revenue: $49,380,115