1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
The truth must be told.
Overview
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.
- 김경찬Writer, Adaptation
- Lee Woo-jeongAdaptation
- 장준환Adaptation
- 장준환Director
StatusReleased
Original LanguageKorean
Original title1987
Budget$12,308,000.00
Revenue$49,380,115.00
Casts
김윤석
Park Cheo-won
하정우
Prosecutor Choi Hwan
유해진
Han Byung-yong
김태리
Yeon-hee
박희순
Detective Jo Han-kyung
이희준
Reporter Yoon Sang-sam
설경구
Kim Jung-nam
여진구
Park Jong-chul
강동원
Lee Han-yeol
문성근
Jang Se-dong
유승목
Yoo Jung-bang
현봉식
Mr. Park
박지환
Inspector Hwang
이용직
Senior Police Officer Ban
박지홍
Assistant Inspector Kang
김의성
Lee Boo-young
김종수
Park Jung-ki
이창훈
Prosecutor Pyo
서현우
Prosecutor Lee
이현균
Oh Yun-sang
박경혜
Jung-mi
김수진
Yeon-hee's Mother
조우진
Park Jong-chul's Uncle
우현
Kang Min-chang
문소리
Protester
Kim Kyung-duk
Senior Patrol Officer Lee
오달수
Journalist (cameo) (uncredited)
고창석
Journalist (cameo) (uncredited)
배영란
Nurse (uncredited)
김국희
Democratic Personage (uncredited)
정인기
Priest Kim Seung-hoon (uncredited)
Lee Hwa-ryong
Priest Halm Se-woong (uncredited)
최광일
Ahn Yoo (uncredited)
Kim Seung-hoon
Hwang Jeok-jun (uncredited)
강정우
Lee Jong-chang
나철
Investigator (uncredited)
Kim Won-jin
Dong-A Ilbo Reporter #1 / Protester
한준우
Black Suit Man
Yoon Jae-guk
Detective
Kim Dae-heung
Yonsei University Demonstrator
Choi Mi-geum
Protester
Choi Ji-min
Protester
이은주
Bus mother
황성준
Police
서정주
Anti-Communist Detective