1987: When the Day Comes (2017)

1987: When the Day Comes (2017)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 2017-12-27 South Korea 129 Min. PG-13
8.1 156 votes
Drama, History, Thriller

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.

Cast

Kim Yun-seok is Park Cheo-won
Park Cheo-won
Ha Jung-woo is Prosecutor Choi Hwan
Prosecutor Choi Hwan
Yoo Hai-jin is Han Byung-yong
Han Byung-yong
Kim Tae-ri is Yeon-hee
Yeon-hee
Park Hee-soon is Detective Jo Han-kyung
Detective Jo Han-kyung
Lee Hee-jun is Reporter Yoon Sang-sam
Reporter Yoon Sang-sam
Sul Kyung-gu is Kim Jung-nam
Kim Jung-nam
Yeo Jin-goo is Park Jong-chul
Park Jong-chul
Gang Dong-won is Lee Han-yeol
Lee Han-yeol
Moon Sung-keun is Jang Se-dong
Jang Se-dong
Yoo Seung-mok is Yoo Jung-bang
Yoo Jung-bang
Hyun Bong-sik is Mr. Park
Mr. Park
Park Ji-hwan is Inspector Hwang
Inspector Hwang
Lee Yong-jik is Senior Police Officer Ban
Senior Police Officer Ban
Park Ji-hong is Assistant Inspector Kang
Assistant Inspector Kang
Kim Eui-sung is Lee Boo-young
Lee Boo-young
Kim Jong-soo is Park Jung-ki
Park Jung-ki
Lee Chang-hoon is Prosecutor Pyo
Prosecutor Pyo
Seo Hyun-woo is Prosecutor Lee
Prosecutor Lee
Lee Hyun-kyun is Oh Yun-sang
Oh Yun-sang
Park Kyung-hye is Jung-mi
Jung-mi
Kim Soo-jin is Yeon-hee's Mother
Yeon-hee's Mother
Jo Woo-jin is Park Jong-chul's Uncle
Park Jong-chul's Uncle
Woo Hyeon is Kang Min-chang
Kang Min-chang
Moon So-ri is Protester
Protester
Kim Kyung-duk is Senior Patrol Officer Lee
Senior Patrol Officer Lee
Oh Dal-su is Journalist (cameo) (uncredited)
Journalist (cameo) (uncredited)
Ko Chang-seok is Journalist (cameo) (uncredited)
Journalist (cameo) (uncredited)
Bae Young-ran is Nurse (uncredited)
Nurse (uncredited)
Kim Guk-hee is Democratic Personage (uncredited)
Democratic Personage (uncredited)
Jeong In-gi is Priest Kim Seung-hoon (uncredited)
Priest Kim Seung-hoon (uncredited)
Lee Hwa-ryong is Priest Halm Se-woong (uncredited)
Priest Halm Se-woong (uncredited)
Choi Gwang-il is Ahn Yoo (uncredited)
Ahn Yoo (uncredited)
Kim Seung-hoon is Hwang Jeok-jun (uncredited)
Hwang Jeok-jun (uncredited)
Kang Jeong-woo is Lee Jong-chang
Lee Jong-chang
Na Chul is Investigator (uncredited)
Investigator (uncredited)
Kim Won-jin is Dong-A Ilbo Reporter #1 / Protester
Dong-A Ilbo Reporter #1 / Protester
Han Jun-woo is Black Suit Man
Black Suit Man
Yoon Jae-guk is Detective
Detective
Kim Dae-heung is Yonsei University Demonstrator
Yonsei University Demonstrator
Choi Mi-geum is Protester
Protester
Choi Ji-min is Protester
Protester
Lee Eun-joo is Bus mother
Bus mother