1987: When the Day Comes
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 Yoon-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
Sol Kyung-gu
Kim Jung-nam
Yeo Jin-goo
Park Jong-chul
Gang Dong-won
Lee Han-yeol
Moon Sung-keun
Jang Se-dong
Yoo Seung-mok
Yoo Jung-bang
Hyun Bong-sik
Mr. Park
Park Ji-hwan
Inspector Hwang
Lee Yong-jik
Senior Police Officer Ban
Park Ji-hong
Assistant Inspector Kang
Kim Eui-sung
Lee Boo-young
Kim Jong-soo
Park Jung-ki
Lee Chang-hoon
Prosecutor Pyo
Seo Hyun-woo
Prosecutor Lee
Lee Hyun-kyun
Oh Yun-sang
Park Kyung-hye
Jung-mi
Kim Soo-jin
Yeon-hee's Mother
Jo Woo-jin
Park Jong-chul's Uncle
Woo Hyeon
Kang Min-chang
Moon So-ri
Protester
Oh Dal-su
Journalist (cameo) (uncredited)
Ko Chang-seok
Journalist (cameo) (uncredited)
Bae Young-ran
Nurse (uncredited)
Kim Kuk-hee
Democratic Personage (uncredited)
Jeong In-gi
Priest Kim Seung-hoon (uncredited)
Lee Hwa-ryong
Priest Halm Se-woong (uncredited)
Choi Gwang-il
Ahn Yoo (uncredited)
Kim Seung-hoon
Hwang Jeok-jun (uncredited)
Kang Jeong-woo
Lee Jong-chang
Na Chul
Investigator (uncredited)
Han Jun-woo
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