South Korea 1987: When the Day Comes sits in the top 10% of South Korea films on this catalog — ranked #139 of 1,397 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
1987
“The truth must be told.”
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.
The 2016–2018 South Korea Window
268 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. 1987: When the Day Comes sits at position #35.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with 1987: When the Day Comes. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From CJ Entertainment
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when 1987: When the Day Comes premiered. 719 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 9m runtime, production spent $95K per minute on screen and earned $383K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #139 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (90th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.2 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #97 of 868 (top 11%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | CJ Entertainment, Woojeong Film |
| Runtime | 2h 9m |
| Release Date | December 27, 2017 |
| IMDb | tt6493286 |