Directed by:
Joon-hwan JangScreenplay:
Kyeong-chan KimCinematography:
Wu-hyeong KimComposer:
Tae-seong KimCast:
Yun-seok Kim, Jung-woo Ha, Hae-jin Yu, Tae-ri Kim, Hee-sun Park, Hui-jun Lee, Seung-mok Yoo, Bong-shik Hyun, Ji-hwan Park, Yong-jik Lee, Ee-seong Kim (more)Plots(1)
Set in 1987 and based on a true story, the film follows events that led up to the June Democratic Uprising in Korea, triggered by the death of a student protestor during a police interrogation, which the authorities conspired to cover up. (New York Asian Film Festival)
Cast
![Yun-seok Kim](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/948/159948669_9ec1c1.jpg)
Yun-seok Kim
South Korea
Best movies:
1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
Life is Cool (2007)
The Chaser (2008)
![Jung-woo Ha](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/339/164339157_427f92.jpg)
Jung-woo Ha
South Korea
Best movies:
1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
Time (2006)
The Chaser (2008)
![Hae-jin Yu](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/962/159962214_5a1fd6.jpg)
Hae-jin Yu
South Korea
Best movies:
Once in a Summer (2006)
The King and the Clown (2005)
A Taxi Driver (2017)
![Tae-ri Kim](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/401/162401371_ff9600.jpg)
Tae-ri Kim
South Korea
Best movies:
Mr. Sunshine (2018) (series)
Revenant (2023) (series)
1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
![Hee-sun Park](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277492_a5892b.jpg)
Hee-sun Park
South Korea
Best movies:
A Family (2004)
1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
Miracle of Giving Fool (2008)
![Hui-jun Lee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/261/160261393_d47fcd.jpg)
Hui-jun Lee
South Korea
Best movies:
1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
The Princess' Man (2011) (series)
Secret Sunshine (2007)
![Seung-mok Yoo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/948/159948672_72adf9.jpg)
Seung-mok Yoo
South Korea
Best movies:
Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005)
The Guest (2018) (series)
1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
Bong-shik Hyun
South Korea
Best movies:
1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
Destined with You (2023) (series)
V.I.P. (2017)
![Ji-hwan Park](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/119/162119188_e448d1.jpg)
Ji-hwan Park
South Korea
Best movies:
1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
Touch Your Heart (2019) (series)
The Outlaws (2017)
![Yong-jik Lee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/464/158464055_f3a266.jpg)
Yong-jik Lee
South Korea
Best movies:
Always (2011)
1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
Scandal Makers (2008)
![Ee-seong Kim](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/962/159962218_2de74f.jpg)
Ee-seong Kim
South Korea
Best movies:
Mr. Sunshine (2018) (series)
Taxi Driver (2021) (series)
1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
![Jong-soo Kim](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/771/161771266_d60a24.jpg)
Jong-soo Kim
South Korea
Best movies:
Misaeng: Incomplete Life (2014) (series)
1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
Innocent Witness (2019)
![Woo-jin Jo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/616/161616192_129312.jpg)
Woo-jin Jo
South Korea
Best movies:
Mr. Sunshine (2018) (series)
Goblin (2016) (series)
1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
![Hyun-woo Seo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/969/162969470_1f0654.jpg)
Hyun-woo Seo
South Korea
Best movies:
Hope (2013)
A Taxi Driver (2017)
1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
![Kyeong-hye Park](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/126/165126010_75bd38.jpg)
Kyeong-hye Park
South Korea
Best movies:
Goblin (2016) (series)
1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
Destined with You (2023) (series)
Hwa-ryong Lee
South Korea
Best movies:
Designated Survivor: 60 Days (2019) (series)
1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
Navillera (2021) (series)
Min-joon Jo
South Korea
Best movies:
IRIS (2009) (series)
1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
Silmido (2003)
Jin-seok Gwak
South Korea
Best movies:
New World (2013)
1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
My Way (2011)
![Byung-chul Kim](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/844/161844888_162da0.jpg)
Byung-chul Kim
South Korea
Best movies:
Mr. Sunshine (2018) (series)
Tunnel (2017) (series)
Goblin (2016) (series)
Cheol-yoon Kim
South Korea
Best movies:
1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
Gangnam Blues (2015)
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (2018)