1987: When the Day Comes

"The truth must be told."

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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Release Date

December 27, 2017

Status

Released

Original Title

1987

Runtime

2h 9min

Budget

$12,308,000

Revenue

$49,380,115

Language

Korean

Production Companies

CJ EntertainmentWoojeong Film