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1987: When the Day Comes

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2017-12-272h 9m

DramaHistoryThriller

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.

Directors
Jang Joon-hwan
Writters
Kim Kyung-chan
Editors
Kim Kyung-chan, Yang Jin-mo

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Kim Yun-seok

    Kim Yun-seok

    Park Cheo-won

  2. Ha Jung-woo

    Ha Jung-woo

    Prosecutor Choi Hwan

  3. Yoo Hai-jin

    Yoo Hai-jin

    Han Byung-yong

  4. Kim Tae-ri

    Kim Tae-ri

    Yeon-hee

  5. Park Hee-soon

    Park Hee-soon

    Detective Jo Han-kyung

  6. Lee Hee-jun

    Lee Hee-jun

    Reporter Yoon Sang-sam

  7. Sul Kyung-gu

    Sul Kyung-gu

    Kim Jung-nam

  8. Yeo Jin-goo

    Yeo Jin-goo

    Park Jong-chul

  9. Gang Dong-won

    Gang Dong-won

    Lee Han-yeol

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Status
Released
Original Language
Korean
Budget
$12,308,000.00
Revenue
$49,380,115.00
Keywords
students' movementprotestdemocracymilitary dictatorshiphistorical eventstudent protestcommunism1980sdemocratization movementsouth koreaseoul, south korea