1987: When the Day Comes

1987: When the Day Comes

The truth must be told.

2017 ko 129 minutes

Rating: 8.1

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

Kim Yun-seok

Kim Yun-seok

Park Cheo-won

Ha Jung-woo

Ha Jung-woo

Prosecutor Choi Hwan

Yoo Hai-jin

Yoo Hai-jin

Han Byung-yong

Kim Tae-ri

Kim Tae-ri

Yeon-hee

Park Hee-soon

Park Hee-soon

Detective Jo Han-kyung

Lee Hee-jun

Lee Hee-jun

Reporter Yoon Sang-sam

Sul Kyung-gu

Sul Kyung-gu

Kim Jung-nam

Yeo Jin-goo

Yeo Jin-goo

Park Jong-chul

Gang Dong-won

Gang Dong-won

Lee Han-yeol

Moon Sung-keun

Moon Sung-keun

Jang Se-dong

Yoo Seung-mok

Yoo Seung-mok

Yoo Jung-bang

Hyun Bong-sik

Hyun Bong-sik

Mr. Park

Park Ji-hwan

Park Ji-hwan

Inspector Hwang

Lee Yong-jik

Lee Yong-jik

Senior Police Officer Ban

Park Ji-hong

Park Ji-hong

Assistant Inspector Kang

Kim Eui-sung

Kim Eui-sung

Lee Boo-young

Kim Jong-soo

Kim Jong-soo

Park Jung-ki

Lee Chang-hoon

Lee Chang-hoon

Prosecutor Pyo

Seo Hyun-woo

Seo Hyun-woo

Prosecutor Lee

Lee Hyun-kyun

Lee Hyun-kyun

Oh Yun-sang

Park Kyung-hye

Park Kyung-hye

Jung-mi

Kim Soo-jin

Kim Soo-jin

Yeon-hee's Mother

Jo Woo-jin

Jo Woo-jin

Park Jong-chul's Uncle

Woo Hyeon

Woo Hyeon

Kang Min-chang

Moon So-ri

Moon So-ri

Protester

Kim Kyung-duk

Kim Kyung-duk

Senior Patrol Officer Lee

Oh Dal-su

Oh Dal-su

Journalist (cameo) (uncredited)

Ko Chang-seok

Ko Chang-seok

Journalist (cameo) (uncredited)

Bae Young-ran

Bae Young-ran

Nurse (uncredited)

Kim Kuk-hee

Kim Kuk-hee

Democratic Personage (uncredited)

Jeong In-gi

Jeong In-gi

Priest Kim Seung-hoon (uncredited)

Lee Hwa-ryong

Lee Hwa-ryong

Priest Halm Se-woong (uncredited)

Choi Gwang-il

Choi Gwang-il

Ahn Yoo (uncredited)

Kim Seung-hoon

Kim Seung-hoon

Hwang Jeok-jun (uncredited)

Kang Jeong-woo

Kang Jeong-woo

Lee Jong-chang

Na Chul

Na Chul

Investigator (uncredited)

Kim Won-jin

Kim Won-jin

Dong-A Ilbo Reporter #1 / Protester

Han Jun-woo

Han Jun-woo

Black Suit Man

Yoon Jae-guk

Yoon Jae-guk

Detective

Kim Dae-heung

Kim Dae-heung

Yonsei University Demonstrator

Choi Mi-geum

Choi Mi-geum

Protester

Choi Ji-min

Choi Ji-min

Protester

Lee Eun-joo

Lee Eun-joo

Bus mother

Hwang Sung-joon

Hwang Sung-joon

Police

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