In 1987 Korea, under an oppressive military regime, a college student gets killed during a police interrogation involving torture. Government 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 begins looking into the case for the truth. Despite a systematic attempt to silence everyone involved in the case, the truth gets o... (Full plot summary below)
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In 1987 Korea, under an oppressive military regime, a college student gets killed during a police interrogation involving torture. Government 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 begins looking into the case for the truth. Despite a systematic attempt to silence everyone involved in the case, the truth gets out, causing an eruption of public outrage.
Leave your thoughts about 1987: When the Day Comes.
| Korea HeraldMin-sik YoonThe movie finds just the right balance between fiction and reality. |
| TheDivaReview.comDiva VelezHeartbreaking and inspiring, dark and illuminating, 1987: WHEN THE DAY COMES shows us how the power and beauty of cinema can capture a moment in time, and its ability to frame and glorify the human spirit. |
| Film ThreatAdam Keller1987 speaks more to our current moment than anything Hollywood is producing. |
| VarietyMaggie LeeDirected by Jang Joon-hwan with a combination of humanistic ardor and intelligent insight comparable to the measured procedural mode of “Spotlight,” this is a compelling depiction of how brave individuals from all walks of life mobilized a whole nation to bring a recalcitrant dictator and his henchmen to their knees. |
| South China Morning PostJames MarshSlick and accomplished, 1987 is also single-minded and forthright in its intentions, propelled by an exasperated nation which demanded more of its public officials. |
| Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleProbably no one movie could capture the scope of citizens forcing regime change in a dictatorial country, but the South Korean feature 1987: When the Day Comes valiantly tries in its own thriller-ish way. |
| Film Journal InternationalDavid NohThe filmmakers turn these historical events into a satisfying, fast-paced, gripping and smart thriller, focusing on a myriad of characters all united by their activism and disgust for the men in charge. |
| User Reviewshu c1987 speaks more to our current moment than anything Hollywood is producing. |
| User ReviewHee Sung KI lived that times.. Someone who stayed there could feel the weight of the times.. Over 2hours, lots of sighs..Someone who do not know avout Korean history, it might be difficult to understand... |
| User ReviewLilian L2018-5-16 So much blood. Does it happen in every country who is on the way to democracy? So hurt >< |
