Synopsis
1987: When the Day Comes (1987) (2017) 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.

Awards: 28 wins & 38 nominations
Worldwide Gross: $53,834,292
Soundtrack: When the Day Comes (Performed by Lee Hanyeol Choir & Daegun Chamber Choir)


Joon-Hwan Jang
Kim Yoon-seok, Ha Jung-woo, Hae-Jin Yoo
2018-01-12 (South Korea)
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