1987 (film)

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Movie
Original title 1987
Country of production South Korea
original language Korean
Publishing year 2017
length 129 minutes
Rod
Director Jang Joon-hwan
script Kim Kyung-chan
production Lee Woo-jeong ,
Jang Young-hwan
music Kim Tae-seong
camera Kim Woo-hyung
cut Yang Jin-mo
occupation

1987 is a political thriller by South Korean director Jang Joon-hwan from 2017. The film deals with the death of the student activist Park Jong-cheol and the subsequent June uprising , the pro-democracy demonstrations in South Korea , as a result of which the country was democratized. The film opened in South Korean cinemas on December 27, 2017.

action

Park Cheo-won Anti-Communist Investigation Unit tortures student Park Jong-cheol to death. They try to cover up death and state the type of death as a heart attack. But the prosecutor Choi Hwan opposes the cover-up and demands an autopsy . Meanwhile, a journalist learns of the circumstances of death and investigates. Over time, more and more contradictions and details become known and protests ensue. Ultimately, the whole truth comes to light.

background

In 1987 it became known in South Korea that at the beginning of the year the government tortured the student Park Jong-cheol, who campaigned for democracy, to death and tried to cover up the fact. This led to mass protests against the Chun Doo-hwan regime in June . About a year before the film was released in 1987 , there were demonstrations in Gwanghwamun Square between October 2016 and March 2017 against the government of Park Geun-hye due to a corruption scandal . Director Jang Joon-hwan said that with his film he wanted to show that, regardless of whether in 1987 or 2017, the square has always belonged to the people. The demonstrations culminated in the June 29 declaration that allowed the South Korean people to directly elect the president for the first time since 1971 .

It was the second blockbuster of the year to focus on the citizens' struggle for democracy. A Taxi Driver was previously published with Song Kang-ho and Thomas Kretschmann , which deals with the Gwangju uprising and the Gwangju massacre .

The international title bears the addition When the Day Comes ("When the day comes"). This is the English translation of the song title 그 날 이 오면 Geu Nal-i Omyeon , which is played during the credits. The song was released by Moon Seung-hyun in the mid-1980s in memory of Jeon Tae-il , a labor activist who set himself on fire in protest of the labor situation. Park Jong-cheol liked the song.

reception

In 1987, South Korea had more than 7.2 million cinema viewers.

Pierce Conran had very positive reviews of the film, especially the performance of the actress and the directing by Jang Joon-hwan, cameraman Kim Woo-hyung and film editor Yang Jin-mo. James Marsh of the South China Morning Post gave the film 3.5 stars out of 5. The film tries to cover political corruption, police violence , media suppression and a romance all at the same time, but it runs the risk of shedding this central moment in Korean history. According to Maggie Lee, the film shows the snowball effect of a democracy movement, which is why the narrative style is similar to a relay race , in which one protagonist passes the baton to the next. While Lee also praises the camera work and the editing, the second half falls back into a melodrama and the characters come and go without any synergy.

Awards

KOFRA Film Awards 2018

  • Award in the best film category
  • Award for Best Director for Park Jun-hwan

Baeksang Arts Awards 2018

  • Award in the Grand Prix category (Daesang)
  • Award in the category Best Actor for Kim Yoon-seok
  • Award in the category of best supporting actor for Park Hee-soon
  • Award in the category Best Screenplay for Kim Gyeong-chan

Jecheon International Music & Film Festival 2018

  • Award in the category of best soundtrack for Kim Tae-seong

Buil Film Awards 2018

  • Award in the best camera work category for Kim Woo-hyung

Blue Dragon Awards 2018

  • Award in the Best Film category
  • Award in the Best Actor category for Kim Yoon-seok
  • Award in the category of best camera work and lighting for Kim Woo-hyung and Kim Seung-gyu

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Yu Sun-hui: Movie depicting the story of Park Jong-cheol captivates audiences. The activist's death sparked the June 1987 Democratic Uprising. In: The Hankyoreh . December 17, 2017, accessed October 11, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b c Yoon Min-sik: '1987' to depict the birth year of Korean democracy. In: The Korea Herald . November 22, 2017, accessed October 11, 2018 .
  3. ↑ a b 1987: When the Day Comes (2017). In: Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved October 11, 2018 .
  4. ↑ '그날 이 오면' 은 전태일 추모 가 였다. In: OhmyNews . September 6, 2005, Retrieved October 13, 2018 (Korean).
  5. ↑ Kim Ji-eun: (통일 노래) 통일 을 위해 남과 북 이 함께 부를 노래 <그날 이 오면> (When that day comes). In: dbpia.co.kr. June 2012, Retrieved October 13, 2018 (Korean).
  6. ↑ Pierce Conran: Review: 1987: WHEN THE DAY COMES Offers Timely and Powerful History Lesson. In: ScreenAnarchy. December 13, 2017, accessed October 11, 2018 .
  7. ↑ James Marsh: 1987: When the Day Comes film review - powerful drama about student activists' death and the birth of South Korean democracy. Director Jang Joon-hwan brings to life a pivotal moment in Korean history, looking at political corruption, police brutality and suppression of the media after the death of two activists. In: South China Morning Post . February 27, 2018, accessed October 11, 2018 .
  8. ^ Maggie Lee: Film Review: '1987: When the Day Comes'. In: Variety . January 12, 2018, accessed October 11, 2018 .
  9. ↑ '1987' chosen by film reporters as the best film of 2017. In: Yonhap . January 30, 2018, accessed October 11, 2018 .
  10. ↑ Jin Min-ji: '1987' shines at Baeksang awards: The annual ceremony honors the best works in local film and television. May 5, 2018, accessed October 11, 2018 .
  11. ↑ Lee Hyeong-su: JIMFF 어워즈 성황리 개최. In: inews365.com. August 12, 2018, accessed October 11, 2018 .
  12. ↑ Kim Hyo-jeong: (23 회 부산 국제 영화제) 부일 영화상. In: Busan Ilbo. September 20, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018 (Korean).
  13. ↑ 제 39 회 청룡 영화상. In: Blue Dragon Awards. Retrieved November 24, 2018 (Korean).