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1987: When the Day Comes

Original title: 1987
  • 20172017
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 9m
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7.8/10
5.5K
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Hae-Jin Yoo, Hee-soon Park, Ha Jung-woo, Kim Yoon-seok, Lee Hee-joon, and Kim Tae-ri in 1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
In 1987 Korea under an oppressive military regime, the unlawful interrogation and death of a college student ignite ordinary citizens to fight for the truth and bring about justice.
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In 1987 Korea under an oppressive military regime, the unlawful interrogation and death of a college student ignite ordinary citizens to fight for the truth and bring about justice.In 1987 Korea under an oppressive military regime, the unlawful interrogation and death of a college student ignite ordinary citizens to fight for the truth and bring about justice.In 1987 Korea under an oppressive military regime, the unlawful interrogation and death of a college student ignite ordinary citizens to fight for the truth and bring about justice.
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
5.5K
YOUR RATING
    • Joon-Hwan Jang
    • Kyung-chan Kim
  • Stars
    • Kim Yoon-seok
    • Ha Jung-woo
    • Hae-Jin Yoo
    • Joon-Hwan Jang
    • Kyung-chan Kim
  • Stars
    • Kim Yoon-seok
    • Ha Jung-woo
    • Hae-Jin Yoo
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    • 26User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
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    Kim Eui-sung in 1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
    Sol Kyung-gu in 1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
    Lee Hee-joon in 1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
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    Kim Yoon-seok
    Kim Yoon-seok
    • Park Cheo-Won
    Ha Jung-woo
    Ha Jung-woo
    • Prosecutor Choi Hwan
    Hae-Jin Yoo
    Hae-Jin Yoo
    • Han Byung-Yong
    • (as Hae-jin Yoo)
    Kim Tae-ri
    Kim Tae-ri
    • Yeon-Hee
    Hee-soon Park
    Hee-soon Park
    • Detective Jo Han-Kyung
    Lee Hee-joon
    Lee Hee-joon
    • Reporter Yoon Sang-Sam
    • (as Hee-jun Lee)
    Kim Eui-sung
    Kim Eui-sung
    • Lee Boo-Young
    Jong-soo Kim
    • Park Jung-Ki
    Dal-su Oh
    Dal-su Oh
    • Journalist
    Chang-Seok Ko
    Chang-Seok Ko
    • Journalist
    Moon Sung-Keun
    Moon Sung-Keun
    • Jang Se-Dong
    • (as Sung-Keun Moon)
    Woo Hyeon
    Woo Hyeon
    • Kang Min-Chang
    Jo Woo-jin
    Jo Woo-jin
    • Park Jong-Chul's uncle
    Ji-hwan Park
    • Detective
    Seung-mok Yoo
    • Yoo Jung-Bang
    Sol Kyung-gu
    Sol Kyung-gu
    • Kim Jung-Nam
    • (as Kyung-gu Sol)
    Park Kyung-hye
    Park Kyung-hye
    • Jung-Mi
    In-gi Jeong
    In-gi Jeong
    • Priest Kim Seung-Hoon
    • (as In-Gi Jung)
      • Joon-Hwan Jang
      • Kyung-chan Kim
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    • Trivia
      Although they share no screen time together, this is the second film where Kim Tae-ri and Ha Jung-woo reunite. The first movie they starred in together was The Handmaiden (2016).
    • Crazy credits
      Real footage pertinent to the movie is played alongside the closing credits, including protests, and footage of the real people involved in the film's story.
    • Connections
      Spoofs Le Deuxième Souffle (1966)
    • Soundtracks
      When the Day Comes
      Performed by Lee Hanyeol Choir & Daegun Chamber Choir

    User reviews26

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    9/10
    "The day" will come finally
    I'm Chinese, and I hope that, one day, my country can admit the fault about what happened in 1989 officially.
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    • Aug 8, 2020

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    • Release date
      • January 12, 2018 (United States)
      • South Korea
      • Official site (Japan)
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Seoul, South Korea
    • Production company
      • Woojeung Film
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    • 2 hours 9 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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