1987: When the Day Comes

2017 South Korean historical film 1987: When the Day Comes 1987 When the Day Comes.jpg Theatrical release poster Jang Joon-hwan Jung Won-chanJang Young-hwan Kim Kyung-chan Kim Yoon-seokHa Jung-wooYoo Hae-jinKim Tae-riPark Hee-soonLee Hee-joon Kim Tae-seong Kim Woo-hyung Yang Jin-mo Woojeung Film CJ Entertainment 2017 12 27 (LEAD) Film revisits 1987 when people rose up massively for democracy https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20171122006651315 Yonhap News Agency 22 November 2017 22 November 2017 22 November 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171122094031/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2017/11/22/0200000000AEN20171122006651315.html live 129 minutes South Korea Korean 15 billion(14 million) 54.5 million (South Korea)1987: When the Day Comes (2017) http://koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20170590 Korean Film Council 2017-12-27 2018-03-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20180330174722/http://koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20170590 1987: When the Day Comes is a 2017 South Korean political thriller film directed by Jang Joon-hwan and written by Kim Kyung-chan.http://movie.daum.net/moviedb/main?movieId=108595 1987 - Daum 영화 ko Movie.daum.net 2017-11-11 2020-04-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20200424225931/https://movie.daum.net/moviedb/main?movieId=108595 live http://www.cine21.com/movie/info/?movie_id=50564 1987 (1987: When the Day Comes) Cine21 2017-11-11 2023-10-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20231016063256/http://www.cine21.com/movie/info/?movie_id=50564 live The film stars Kim Yoon-seok, Ha Jung-woo, Yoo Hae-jin, Kim Tae-ri, Park Hee-soon and Lee Hee-joon.http://movie.naver.com/movie/bi/mi/basic.nhn?code=158191 1987: 네이버 영화 ko Movie.naver.com 2017-11-11 2020-04-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20200423054103/https://movie.naver.com/movie/bi/mi/basic.nhn?code=158191 live Movie depicting the story of Park Jong-cheol captivates audiences http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_entertainment/823801.html The Hankyoreh December 19, 2017 February 2, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230202040637/https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_entertainment/823801.html live Set in 1987 and based on a true story, the film focuses on the events that led up to the June Democratic Uprising in Korea, triggered by the death of a student protester during police interrogation which the authorities conspired to cover up. Jang compared the overall structure of the film to a relay race, with the focus of the story shifting between several characters to convey the collective effort of political resistance.https://www.filmdoo.com/blog/2018/04/30/interview-jang-joon-hwan-talks-1987-when-the-day-comes/ Interview: Jang Joon-hwan talks 1987: When the Day Comes 2018-04-30 FilmDoo 2018-08-13 en-US 2023-04-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20230405204605/https://www.filmdoo.com/blog/2018/04/30/interview-jang-joon-hwan-talks-1987-when-the-day-comes/ live The film was released in theaters on December 27, 2017.(Movie Review) '1987': Touching story of ordinary people who were brave http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2017/12/20/0200000000AEN20171220006600315.html Yonhap News Agency December 27, 2017 Plot Under the military regime of President Chun Doo-hwan, a student activist named Park Jong-chul dies during interrogation. Park Cheo-won, a ruthless commissioner in charge of investigating suspected communists, has oversight of the interrogation and opts to cover it up by cremating the body before an autopsy can be carried out and reporting the death as a heart attack. Commissioner Park's men approach a drunken Prosecutor Choi to approve the cremation, but he refuses and resists their efforts to strong-arm him. The autopsy takes place despite Commissioner Park's efforts, with Jong-chul's uncle present as it is made evident the student's death was the result of foul play. The uncle declares this outside the hospital building, and Prosecutor Choi, after being fired, leaves evidence from the autopsy for Yoon Sang-sam, a reporter hoping to investigate the story despite a country-wide regulation against reporting on the death. Yoon's findings reveal to the public that Park Jong-chul died by asphyxiation, rather than cardiac arrest, as the police report claimed. Facing public outcry, Commissioner Park chooses two detectives to take the full blame for the crime. He promises one, the loyal detective Jo Han-kyung, that he will serve a reduced sentence for involuntary manslaughter rather than murder, but is unable to fulfill this promise, leading to a number of intense altercations between Jo and his colleagues when they visit him at the prison. Prison guard Han Byung-yong, who overhears some of these exchanges, is revealed to be in contact with high-ranking political activists, and attempts to convince his warden to disclose the records from the visits, which provide incriminating evidence of a cover-up. Han's niece, Yeon-hee, is a college student who occasionally helps him deliver messages, but is otherwise disinterested in activism. Yeon-hee finds herself in the middle of a violent clash between protesters and police, and is saved from a violent policeman by a student activist. The two reconnect on campus, and Yeon-hee attends the activist's club where footage of the Gwangju uprising is shown during a meeting, but she remains resistant to joining the cause. Meanwhile, the warden finally agrees to disclose the visitation records after witnessing Commissioner Park threatening Detective Jo and his family, and being violently beaten by Park's cronies when he protests. Han asks Yeon-hee to deliver the records to his contact, but she refuses. Han attempts to do so himself, but Commissioner Park's men locate his contact before he gets the chance, and one of Park's men recognizes Han. They later abduct him and torture him in the same interrogation room where Park Jong-chul was killed. Commissioner Park reveals details of his childhood in North Korea, in which he watched his adopted brother turned radical communist murder his family while torturing Han. Remorseful over her uncle's arrest, Yeon-hee independently delivers the information to Han's contact. The information finds its way to the Catholic Priests' Association for Justice, who make a public statement that Park Jong-chul was killed during interrogation by the two detectives arrested along with three others, and Commissioner Park had direct oversight and attempted to cover up the killing. A flashback to Jong-chul's death is shown, in which Detective Jo taunts him by claiming that if he dies in that room, nobody will care. Commissioner Park discovers that President Chun has personally approved having him arrested and blamed entirely for Jong-chul's death. Han is released and returns to his family. Later, Yeon-hee sees a picture in a newspaper of the handsome activist she met, severely wounded at a recent protest — he is revealed to be Lee Han-yeol, a real-life student protester who was shot in the head and killed by a police tear gas canister. Devastated over the death of her newfound friend, Yeon-hee finally joins the movement for democracy. Cast Main Kim Yoon-seok as Commissioner Park Cheo-won Ha Jung-woo as Prosecutor Choi Hwan Yoo Hae-jin as prison guard and activist Han Byung-yong Kim Tae-ri as Yeon-hee, niece of Byung-yong Park Hee-soon as Lieutenant Jo Han-kyung Lee Hee-joon as Reporter Yoon Sang-sam Supporting Kim Eui-sung as Lee Boo-young Yoo Seung-mok as Yoo Jung-bang Hyun Bong-shik as Park Won-taek Jo Woo-jin as Park Wol-gil Kim Jong-soo as Park Jung-ki Kim Gook-hee as Han Byeong-yong Han Joon-woo as Black suit man Kim Soo-jin as Yeon-hee's mother Choi Kwang-il as Warden Ahn Yoo Yoo Jung-ho as Reporter Park Kyung-hye as Jeong-mi Special appearance Sul Kyung-gu as Kim Jeong-nam Yeo Jin-goo as Park Jong-chul Gang Dong-won as Lee Han-yeol Moon Sung-keun as Lt. Gen Jang Se-dong Oh Dal-su as Yi Doo-seok Ko Chang-seok as Jeong Gu-jong Woo Hyun as Director General of Police Kang Min-chang Jung In-gi as Priest Kim Seung-hoon Moon So-ri as Woman in the plaza (voice) Lee Hwa-ryong as Catholic priest Ham Se-woong Production Principal photography began on April 20, 2017, and ended on August 27, 2017.http://www.kobiz.or.kr/new/kor/01_bizmatching/movieInfo/movie_view.jsp?movieCd=20170590 Global Film Biz Zone KoBiz 2017-11-11 2017-09-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20170922100604/http://www.kobiz.or.kr/new/kor/01_bizmatching/movieInfo/movie_view.jsp?movieCd=20170590 http://www.koreaherald.com/common_prog/newsprint.php?ud=20170403000711&dt=2 '1987,' film on historic democratic movement boasts star-studded cast-프린트화면 The Korea Herald 2017-04-03 2017-11-11 2017-04-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20170404033914/http://www.koreaherald.com/common_prog/newsprint.php?ud=20170403000711&dt=2 live http://koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?pageIndex=1&blbdComCd=601006&seq=4244&mode=VIEW&returnUrl=&searchKeyword= 1987 Adds YOO Hae-jin, YEO Jin-gu and SUL Kyung-gu Koreanfilm.or.kr 2017-04-06 2017-11-11 2023-09-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20230920210240/http://koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?pageIndex=1&blbdComCd=601006&seq=4244&mode=VIEW&returnUrl=&searchKeyword= live Music The soundtrack music was composed by Kim Tae-seong. There are 22 songs as listed below. 25em "When the Day Comes" - Lee Hanyeol Choir & Daegun Chamber Choir "1987" "Namyoung-Dong" "The Portrait of the Deceased" "Father Has No Words" "1980" "Hidden Road by Yeonheui" - Kim Tae-ri & Gang Dong-won "The Funeral" "Reporters" "A Time When the Wind Starts To Blow" "Press Guidelines" "Counter-Communist Branch of the Police" "I Didn't Kill Him" "Indirect Election" "Chase" "Heartbroken" "The Clue" "The Decision" "Final" "The Judgement" "When the Day Comes (Choir Version)" "Hidden Road by Lee Hanyeol" - Kim Tae-ri & Gang Dong-won(Original Soundtrack) by Kim Tae Seong 15 January 2018 https://music.apple.com/us/album/1987-original-soundtrack/1335479399 en-us 2018-12-10 2023-07-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20230706170734/https://music.apple.com/us/album/1987-original-soundtrack/1335479399 live Reception Released on December 27, 2017, the film has drawn more than 7.2 million viewers in South Korea. Favorable response Robert Abele of the Los Angeles Times wrote: "Probably 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."Abele Robert 2017-12-28 Review: Political intrigue stirs South Korean thriller '1987: When the Day Comes' https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-1987-when-the-day-comes-review-20171228-story.html 2024-02-13 Los Angeles Times en-US 2024-02-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20240213194223/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-1987-when-the-day-comes-review-20171228-story.html live Maggie Lee of Variety described it as "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."Lee Maggie 2018-01-12 Film Review: '1987: When the Day Comes' https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/1987-when-the-day-comes-review-1202653168/ 2024-02-13 Variety en-US 2023-06-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20230608115750/https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/1987-when-the-day-comes-review-1202653168/ live James Marsh of the South China Morning Post rated it 3.5/5 and wrote: "The film's efforts to simultaneously cover political corruption, police brutality, suppression of the media and a doomed romance at times threaten to overwhelm this captivating account of a pivotal moment in Korean history. Slick and accomplished, 1987: When the Day Comes is also single-minded and forthright in its intentions, propelled by an exasperated nation which demanded more of its public officials."2018-02-27 1987: When the Day Comes review – South Korean ode to democracy https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2134849/1987-when-day-comes-film-review-powerful-drama-about-student 2024-02-13 South China Morning Post en 2023-12-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20231225160057/https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2134849/1987-when-day-comes-film-review-powerful-drama-about-student live In a review for the LA Review of Books, Colin Marshall wrote: "1987 essentially tells, in the shakily-shot tension-filled style of a modern TV crime drama, a tale of the awakening of Korean public sentiment." He concluded: "A film like 1987 evidences an understanding of this power of mainstream historical fiction to shape the perception of the past, and it uses that power in a benign if sometimes heavy-handed fashion."Korean Cinema Looks Back at 1987, When Students Died and Democracy Was Born https://lareviewofbooks.org/blog/the-korea-blog/korean-cinema-looks-back-1987-students-died-democracy-born/ 2025-01-06 Los Angeles Review of Books 2025-03-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20250313091858/https://lareviewofbooks.org/blog/the-korea-blog/korean-cinema-looks-back-1987-students-died-democracy-born/ live Shim Sun-ah of Yonhap News Agency wrote: "The story is all the more inspiring because it shows how ordinary people, not heroes, can change the world when they band together "to do the right thing."Shim Sun-ah December 20, 2017 (Movie Review) '1987': Touching story of ordinary people who were brave https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20171220006600315 January 12, 2025 Yonhap News Agency March 13, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250313091320/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20171220006600315 live John Berra of Screen International wrote: "The lengthy running time flies by due to his marshalling of the rebellion (or "grand revolution" as Chun has the gall to call it) into a nail-biting thriller complete with confidently handled set-pieces, expert cross-cutting and measured use of split-screen."Berra John March 4, 2024 '12.12: The Day': Review https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/1212-the-day-review/5191174.article January 12, 2025 Screen Daily March 25, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250325115709/https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/1212-the-day-review/5191174.article live Critical response Puppet Tripeni Juniman of CNN Indonesia wrote: "The number of characters and the speed of the change of scenery has the potential to make the audience confused and difficult to digest the complicated 1987 story. Apart from that, 1987 can be used as a benchmark for South Korean historical drama films that tell honestly and bravely.Juniman Puput Tripeni January 21, 2018 Review Film: 1987: When the Day Comes https://www.cnnindonesia.com/hiburan/20180121162128-220-270530/review-film-1987-when-the-day-comes January 12, 2025 CNN Indonesia March 13, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250313130444/https://www.cnnindonesia.com/hiburan/20180121162128-220-270530/review-film-1987-when-the-day-comes live Awards and nominations AwardsCategoryRecipientResultRef.12th Asian Film Awards Best Actor Kim Yoon-seok https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2127838/asian-film-awards-2018-nominations-louis-koo-gets-best-actor-nod Asian Film Awards 2018 nominations South China Morning Post January 11, 2018 January 13, 2018 April 14, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180414111434/http://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2127838/asian-film-awards-2018-nominations-louis-koo-gets-best-actor-nod livehttp://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3047756 '1987' shines at Baeksang awards: The annual ceremony honors the best works in local film and television 4 May 2018 7 May 2018 8 June 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230608115750/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3047756 liveCinemAsia Film Festival Best DirectorJang Joon-hwan Four Korean Films Invited to CinemAsia Film Festival http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/news.jsp?pageIndex=1&blbdComCd=601006&seq=4752&mode=VIEW Korean Film Biz Zone 2018-03-28 2022-04-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20220409175947/http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/news.jsp?pageIndex=1&blbdComCd=601006&seq=4752&mode=VIEW live9th KOFRA Film Awards Best Film 1987: When the Day Comes http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/culturesports/2018/01/30/0701000000AEN20180130011300315.html '1987' chosen by film reporters as the best film of 2017 Yonhap News Agency January 30, 2018 January 31, 2018 January 31, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180131200634/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/culturesports/2018/01/30/0701000000AEN20180130011300315.html liveBest Director Jang Joon-hwan 54th Baeksang Arts Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) 1987: When the Day Comes http://news.jtbc.joins.com/html/136/NB11615136.html ko:제54회 백상예술대상, TV·영화 각 부문별 수상 후보자 공개 April 6, 2018 JTBC ko April 6, 2018 April 9, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180409071253/http://news.jtbc.joins.com/html/136/NB11615136.html livehttp://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180504000622 Baeksang Arts Awards recognize 'Stranger,' '1987' May 4, 2018 The Korea Herald May 4, 2018 February 10, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220210050717/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201880504000622 livehttp://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3047756&cloc=joongangdaily '1987' shines at Baeksang awards: The annual ceremony honors the best works in local film and television May 5, 2018 Korea JoongAng Daily May 6, 2018 March 1, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190301225809/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3047756 live Kim Yoon-seok Best Film 1987: When the Day Comes Best Director Jang Joon-hwan Best Actor Kim Yoon-seok Best Supporting Actor Park Hee-soon Best Screenplay Kim Kyung-chan 23rd Chunsa Film Art Awards Best Director Jang Joon-hwan http://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201805031234186710 제23회 춘사영화제 5월18일 개최..홍상수·김민희 참석하나 May 3, 2018 Newsen ko May 3, 2018 April 2, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190402104535/http://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201805031234186710 live Best Screenplay Kim Kyung-chanBest Actor Kim Yoon-seokBest Actress Kim Tae-ri 14th Jecheon International Music & Film FestivalJIMFF OSTKim Tae-seongJIMFF 어워즈 성황리 개최 http://www.inews365.com/news/article.html?no=548435 inews365 12 August 2018 ko 9 September 2018 9 June 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230609055320/https://www.inews365.com/news/article.html?no=548435 live 27th Buil Film AwardsBest Film 1987: When the Day Comes http://news20.busan.com/controller/newsController.jsp?newsId=20180916000206 [23회 부산국제영화제] 부일영화상 20 September 2018 Busan Daily kohttp://sports.mk.co.kr/view.php?year=2018&no=622539 ko:5관왕 '공작', '허스토리'와 함께 부산 품었다(종합) [27회 부일영화상] 5 October 2018 MK Sports ko 5 October 2018 5 October 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181005153708/http://sports.mk.co.kr/view.php?year=2018&no=622539 liveBest Director Jang Joon-hwan Best Screenplay Kim Kyung-chanBest Actor Kim Yoon-seokBest Supporting Actor Jo Woo-jin Best Music Kim Tae-seongBest Cinematography Kim Woo-hyung 55th Grand Bell AwardsBest Film 1987: When the Day Comes ko:제55회 대종상, 각 부문 후보 공개…'공작' 12개 최다부문 노미네이트 http://www.sportsseoul.com/news/read/683042 Seoul Sports 21 September 2018 2018-09-21 ko 2018-09-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20180921153256/http://www.sportsseoul.com/news/read/683042 livehttp://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/kwave/2018/10/22/3001000000AEN20181022009451315.html 'Burning' wins best picture at Daejong Film Awards 22 October 2018 Yonhap News Agency 23 October 2018 23 October 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181023080219/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/kwave/2018/10/22/3001000000AEN20181022009451315.html liveBest Director Jang Joon-hwan Best Actor Kim Yoon-seokBest Actress Kim Tae-riBest Screenplay Kim Kyung-chanBest Cinematography Kim Woo-hyung Best Editing Yang Jin-moBest Lightning Kim Seung-kyuBest Costume Design Chae Kyung-hwa, Lee Eun-yiBest Music Kim Tae-seongBest Planning Lee Woo-jung2nd The Seoul AwardsBest Film 1987: When the Day Comeshttps://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=408&aid=0000058599 '제2회 더 서울어워즈' 10월27일 개최, 드라마-영화 각 부문별 후보공개 September 28, 2018 iMBC ko September 28, 2018 April 4, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190404133503/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=408&aid=0000058599 live Best Supporting ActressKim Tae-ri38th Korean Association of Film Critics AwardsBest Film1987: When the Day Comeshttps://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=076&aid=0003332555 [공식]이성민·한지민 '영평상' 남녀주연상…'1987' 작품상 October 22, 2018 Sports Chosun ko October 22, 2018 September 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220922115325/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=076&aid=0003332555 liveTop 11 Films Best MusicKim Tae-sung39th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Film1987: When the Day Comeshttps://entertain.naver.com/movie/now/read?aid=0000009201&oid=609 청룡영화상 후보 발표, '1987' 최다·'공작'도 9개부문 후보 November 1, 2018 Newsen ko November 1, 2018 February 22, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200222205056/https://entertain.naver.com/movie/now/read?aid=0000009201&oid=609 live Best DirectorJang Joon-hwanBest ScreenplayKim Kyung-chanBest Actor Kim Yoon-seokBest Supporting Actor Yoo Hae-jinBest Cinematography and LightningKim Woo-hyung & Kim Seung-kyu Best EditingYang Jin-mo Best MusicKim Tae-seong Best Art DirectionHan Ah-reumTechnical Award (Costume)Chae Kyung-sun, Lee Eun-yi8th AACTA AwardsBest Asian Film1987: When the Day Comeshttps://variety.com/2018/film/asia/shoplifters-newton-youth-aacta-asian-film-award-1202966824/ 'Shoplifters,' 'Newton,' 'Youth' in the Running for AACTA Asian Film Award Frater Patrick Variety 3 October 2018 24 October 2018 25 October 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181025071016/https://variety.com/2018/film/asia/shoplifters-newton-youth-aacta-asian-film-award-1202966824/ live 18th Udine Far East Film FestivalAudience AwardJang Joon-hwanBlack Dragon Audience Award5th Korean Film Producers Association AwardsBest Film1987: When the Day Comeshttps://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000029453 주지훈·한지민, 한국영화제작가협회상 남녀주연상 영광 11 December 2018 Newsen ko 11 December 2018 22 September 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220922101604/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000029453 liveBest ScreenplayKim Kyung-chan18th Director's Cut AwardsBest DirectorJang Joon-hwanBest ScreenplayKim Kyung-chan References 30em External links 1987_2p__When_the_Day_Comes 1987: When the Day Comes 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