1987: When the Day Comes

(2017)

★ 8 IMDb · 185 votes

Genres: Drama, History, Thriller

Year: 2017

Runtime: 129 мин

Country: South Korea

Director: 장준환

Cast: Юнсок Ким, Ха Чон У, Ю Хэ Чжин, Ким Тхэ Ри, Пак Хи-сун, Ли Хи-джун, Соль Гён-гу, Ё Чжин Гу, 강동원, 문성근

Plot

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.

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 the truth. Despite a systematic attempt to silence everyone involved in the case, the truth gets out, causing an eruption of public outrage.