
1987: When the Day Comes ( 2017 )
"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.
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

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

Kim Kyung-duk
Senior Patrol Officer Lee

Oh Dal-su
Journalist (cameo) (uncredited)

Ko Chang-seok
Journalist (cameo) (uncredited)

Bae Young-ran
Nurse (uncredited)

Kim Guk-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)

Kim Won-jin
Dong-A Ilbo Reporter #1 / Protester

Han Jun-woo
Black Suit Man

Yoon Jae-guk
Detective

Kim Dae-heung
Yonsei University Demonstrator

Choi Mi-geum
Protester

Choi Ji-min
Protester

Lee Eun-joo
Bus mother

Hwang Sung-joon
Police
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