1987: WHEN THE DAY COMES

1987

By Joon-Hwan JANG

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Drama - Completed 2017

In 1987 Korea under an oppressive military regime, the unlawful interrogation and death of a college student ignite ordinary citizens to fight for the truth and bring about justice. The brave voices in the history of Korean democratization resonate in a timeless drama.

    • Year of production
    • 2017
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • KOREA (South)
    • Languages
    • KOREAN
    • Duration
    • 129 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Joon-Hwan JANG
    • Synopsis
    • In 1987 Korea, under an oppressive military regime, a college student gets killed during a police interrogation involving torture. Government 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 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.