The Attorney (2013)

The Attorney is a 2013 South Korean courtroom drama film directed and co-written by Yang Woo-suk in his directorial debut. With 11,375,954 tickets sold and revenue of ₩82.9 billion, The Attorney became the 15th-best-selling Korean film of all time and the second-highest-grossing Korean film of 2013.

It was inspired by the real-life "Burim case" of 1981 when, during the authoritarian Chun Doo-hwan regime, 22 students, teachers, and office workers who belonged to a book club were arrested without warrants on fabricated charges North Korea sympathizers. Roh Moo-hyun, then a tax lawyer from Busan, formed a legal team with his allies, including Moon Jae-in and Kim Kwang-il, to defend the arrested individuals against the government. After the case, Roh became an influential human rights lawyer throughout the 1980s; he later entered politics and became the 16th president of South Korea. Later, Moon Jae-in also became the 19th president of South Korea.

The Attorney bearing an incredible message, 'The Attorney' is set in the 1980s and revolves around successful tax attorney Song Woo-Seok, who has a strong opinion on civil liberties. With South Korea being wracked by student protests at that time, student leader Park Jin-woo seems to bring a massive transformation in Woo-Seok's views. However, the government picks up the leader and subjects him to brutal torture, which forces Woo-Seok to take the stand and defend the activist against his old ideals.

Detail information:
Link film: https://www.amazon.com/Attorney-Kang-ho-Song/dp/B0956Q9DYQ
Release date: December 18, 2013
Starring: Song Kang-ho, Kim Young-ae, Oh Dal-Su