1987: When the Day Comes

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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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Kim Yun-seok - Park Cheo-won in 1987: When the Day Comes

Kim Yun-seok

Park Cheo-won

Ha Jung-woo - Prosecutor Choi Hwan in 1987: When the Day Comes

Ha Jung-woo

Prosecutor Choi Hwan

Yoo Hai-jin - Han Byung-yong in 1987: When the Day Comes

Yoo Hai-jin

Han Byung-yong

Kim Tae-ri - Yeon-hee in 1987: When the Day Comes

Kim Tae-ri

Yeon-hee

Park Hee-soon - Detective Jo Han-kyung in 1987: When the Day Comes

Park Hee-soon

Detective Jo Han-kyung

Lee Hee-jun - Reporter Yoon Sang-sam in 1987: When the Day Comes

Lee Hee-jun

Reporter Yoon Sang-sam

Sul Kyung-gu - Kim Jung-nam in 1987: When the Day Comes

Sul Kyung-gu

Kim Jung-nam

Yeo Jin-goo - Park Jong-chul in 1987: When the Day Comes

Yeo Jin-goo

Park Jong-chul

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Release Date

December 27, 2017

Runtime

2h 9m

Genres

Drama, History, Thriller

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