Genres
Production Companies
Woojeong Film
1987: When the Day Comes (1987)
The truth must be told.
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.
Key Crew
Director: Jang Joon-hwan
Writer: Kim Kyung-chan
Director of Photography: Kim Woo-hyung
Producer: Jang Young-hwan, Jeong Won-chan
Top Cast
Kim Yun-seok
Park Cheo-won
Ha Jung-woo
Prosecutor Choi Hwan
Yoo Hai-jin
Han Byung-yong
Kim Tae-ri
Yeon-hee
Park Hee-soon
Detective Jo Han-kyung
Lee Hee-jun
Reporter Yoon Sang-sam
Sul Kyung-gu
Kim Jung-nam
Yeo Jin-goo
Park Jong-chul
Videos
1987: WHEN THE DAY COMES Official Int'l Main Trailer
