1987 (2017)
"The truth must be told."
Title: 1987: When the Day Comes
Original Title: 1987
Release Date: 2017-12-27
Status: Released
Rating: 8.1/10 (from 154 votes)
Language: KO
Genres: Drama, History, Thriller
Production Companies: CJ Entertainment, Woojeong Film
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
Kim Yun-seok
Park Cheo-won
Ha Jung-woo
Prosecutor Choi Hwan
Yoo Hai-jin
Han Byung-yong
Kim Tae-ri
Yeon-hee
Park Hee-soon
Detective Jo Han-kyung
Lee Hee-jun
Reporter Yoon Sang-sam
Sul Kyung-gu
Kim Jung-nam
Yeo Jin-goo
Park Jong-chul
Gang Dong-won
Lee Han-yeol
Moon Sung-keun
Jang Se-dong
