Film2023142 min

12.12: The Day

Name: 12.12: The Day
Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Released: 2023
Duration: 142 min
Cast: Hwang Jung-min, Jung Woo-sung, Lee Sung-min, Park Hae-jun, Kim Sung-kyun

Taste attributes: crimedramahistorythrillerwarhistoricalactionfastunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"The worst historical day in Korean democracy"

Boxlist takeA serious, dark war film: fast-moving and grounded. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.2 /10

TMDB · 46 votes

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Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

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Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow
Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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Synopsis

After the assassination of President Park, martial law has been declared. A coup d’état bursts out by Defense Security Commander Chun Doo-gwang and a private band of officers following him. Capital Defense Commander Lee Tae-shin, an obstinate soldier who believes the military should not take political actions, fights against Chun Doo-gwang to stop him. The conflict between the two grows while military leaders are holding their decision and Defense Minister is gone. In the midst of chaos, the spring of Seoul that everyone longed for heads to unexpected direction.

Synopsis: TMDB