students' movement,protest,democracy,military dictatorship,historical event,student protest,communism,1980s,democratization movement,south korea,seoul, south korea

1987: When the Day Comes (2017)

Poster for 1987: When the Day Comes

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Jang Joon-hwan
  • Profile picture of Kim Yun-seok
    Park Cheo-won Kim Yun-seok
  • Profile picture of Ha Jung-woo
    Prosecutor Choi Hwan Ha Jung-woo
  • Profile picture of Yoo Hai-jin
    Han Byung-yong Yoo Hai-jin
  • Profile picture of Kim Tae-ri
    Yeon-hee Kim Tae-ri
  • Profile picture of Park Hee-soon
    Detective Jo Han-kyung Park Hee-soon
  • Profile picture of Lee Hee-jun
    Reporter Yoon Sang-sam Lee Hee-jun
  • Profile picture of Sul Kyung-gu
    Kim Jung-nam Sul Kyung-gu
  • Profile picture of Yeo Jin-goo
    Park Jong-chul Yeo Jin-goo

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Keywords

  • students' movement
  • protest
  • democracy
  • military dictatorship
  • historical event
  • student protest
  • communism
  • 1980s
  • democratization movement
  • south korea
  • seoul, south korea