1987: When the Day Comes
2017 · 129 min · Director: Jang Joon-hwan
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
In 1987 Korea, under an oppressive military regime, a college student gets killed during a police interrogation involving torture. Government 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 begins looking into the case for the truth. Despite a systematic attempt to silence everyone involved in the case, the truth gets out, causing an eruption of public outrage.
Emotional fingerprint
1987: When the Day Comes (2017) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Sadness 25%, Anger 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Anxiety30%
- Sadness25%
- Anger20%
- Inspiration15%
- Hope10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Sadness, Anger. Genres: Thriller, Drama, History. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Sadness and Anger. Its IMDb rating of 7.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Anger
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Anger
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Anger | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 70 % | 65 % | 40 % | 38 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Anger | 69 % | 65 % | 49 % | 33 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Tension | 72 % | 64 % | 53 % | 40 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Sadness | 80 % | 64 % | 57 % | 64 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Sadness | 82 % | 69 % | 66 % | 73 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Sadness | 83 % | 74 % | 71 % | 73 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Sadness | 82 % | 73 % | 70 % | 61 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Anger | 74 % | 65 % | 61 % | 36 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Hope | 69 % | 61 % | 54 % | 28 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Tension | 77 % | 71 % | 61 % | 32 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Tension | 78 % | 74 % | 64 % | 35 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 69 % | 63 % | 50 % | 29 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Tension | 71 % | 68 % | 45 % | 24 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Tension | 83 % | 81 % | 54 % | 36 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Tension | 88 % | 85 % | 69 % | 57 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Disturbing | 91 % | 85 % | 75 % | 69 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 106′ | Tension | 88 % | 81 % | 66 % | 60 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 113′ | Hope | 86 % | 79 % | 65 % | 55 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 119′ | Sadness | 91 % | 73 % | 71 % | 73 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 126′ | Hope | 94 % | 57 % | 68 % | 85 % |
Rags to riches
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Senior Police Officer Ban
Assistant Inspector Kang
Details
- Directed by
- Jang Joon-hwan
- Written by
- Jang Joon-hwan, Kyung-chan Kim, Kim Kyung Chan, Kim Kyung-chan
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2017
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Country
- South Korea
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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