1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
2h 9m
Running Time
December 27, 2017Release Date
1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
2h 9m
Running Time
December 27, 2017Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
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
Park Ji-hwan
Detective
Yeo Jin-goo
Park Jong-chul
Gang Dong-won
Lee Han-yeol
Moon Sung-keun
Jang Se-dong
Yoo Seung-mok
Yoo Jung-bang
Hyun Bong-sik
Mr. Park
Park Ji-hwan
Inspector Hwang
Lee Yong-jik
Senior Police Officer Ban
Park Ji-hong
Assistant Inspector Kang
Kim Eui-sung
Lee Boo-young
Kim Jong-soo
Park Jung-ki
Lee Chang-hoon
Prosecutor Pyo
Seo Hyun-woo
Prosecutor Lee
Lee Hyun-kyun
Oh Yun-sang
Park Kyung-hye
Jung-mi
Kim Soo-jin
Yeon-hee's Mother
Jo Woo-jin
Park Jong-chul's Uncle
Woo Hyeon
Kang Min-chang
Moon So-ri
Protester
Kim Kyung-duk
Senior Patrol Officer Lee
Oh Dal-su
Journalist (cameo) (uncredited)
Ko Chang-seok
Journalist (cameo) (uncredited)
Bae Young-ran
Nurse (uncredited)
Kim Kuk-hee
Democratic Personage (uncredited)
Jeong In-gi
Priest Kim Seung-hoon (uncredited)
Lee Hwa-ryong
Priest Halm Se-woong (uncredited)
Choi Gwang-il
Ahn Yoo (uncredited)
Kim Seung-hoon
Hwang Jeok-jun (uncredited)
Kang Jeong-woo
Lee Jong-chang
Na Chul
Investigator (uncredited)
Kim Won-jin
Dong-A Ilbo Reporter #1 / Protester
Han Jun-woo
Black Suit Man
Yoon Jae-guk
Detective
Kim Dae-heung
Yonsei University Demonstrator
Choi Mi-geum
Protester
Choi Ji-min
Protester
Lee Eun-joo
Bus mother
Hwang Sung-joon
Police
Kang Jong-ik
VFX Supervisor
Cho Yong-seok
VFX Supervisor
Jeong Bong-yeon
Stunts
Yang Hae-gil
Stunts
Kim Yong-ho
Stunts
Yoon Choong-yeol
VFX Supervisor
Lee Sang-ha
Stunts
Kim Sung-han
Assistant Director
Nam Il-yeon
Art Direction
Kim Yun-suk
Props
Lim Hyo-woo
Stunts
Lee Hee-eun
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Lee Tae-yeong
Stunts
Jay Seung Jaegal
VFX Supervisor
Moon Sung-oh
Animation Supervisor
Jeong Seong-ho
Martial Arts Choreographer
Jeong Sang-woo
Musician
Lim Hye-jin
Assistant Editor
Mo Sang-beom
Stunts
Jeong Gwang-ho
Production Sound Mixer
Park Seong-hyeon
Compositing Artist
Jang Joon-hwan
Director / Adaptation
Jang Hyeon-jin
Key Grip
Cha Hyun-woo
Co-Executive Producer
Lee Si-hun
Boom Operator
Lee Jae-hyeok
Still Photographer
Kim Kyung-chan
Writer / Adaptation
Su Kim
Casting Director
Kim Min-sung
Assistant Director
Lee Eun-mi
Compositing Artist
Park Yo-seop
Special Effects Supervisor
Yang Jin-mo
Editor
Jang Young-hwan
Producer
Lee Woo-jeong
Adaptation / Executive Producer
Kim Woo-hyung
Director of Photography
Jeong Won-chan
Producer
Jin Jong-hyun
VFX Supervisor
Chae Kyung-hwa
Costume Design
Kim Suk-won
Sound Supervisor
Han Ah-rum
Production Design
Hwang Hyun-gyu
Makeup & Hair
Kim Jeong-ja
Makeup & Hair
Lee Sung-june
Sound Supervisor
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 27, 2017
Original Name1987
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 9m
Budget$12,308,000
Box Office$49,380,115
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
protest
students' movement
democracy
military dictatorship
historical event
student protest
communism
1980s
democratization movement
seoul, south korea
south korea
Wiki.
1987: When the Day Comes is a 2017 South Korean political thriller film directed by Jang Joon-hwan and written by Kim Kyung-chan. The film stars Kim Yoon-seok, Ha Jung-woo, Yoo Hae-jin, Kim Tae-ri, Park Hee-soon and Lee Hee-joon. Set in 1987 and based on a true story, the film focuses on the events that led up to the June Democratic Uprising in Korea, triggered by the death of a student protester during police interrogation which the authorities conspired to cover up. Jang compared the overall structure of the film to a relay race, with the focus of the story shifting between several characters to convey the collective effort of political resistance. The film was released in theaters on December 27, 2017.
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