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The Attorney

The Attorney

No money. No connections. No degree.

20137.82h 7m

Overview

Song Woo-seok is a lawyer with no clients. When his friend's son is falsely accused of a crime and tortured, he takes up the case and the course of his life changes for good.

Directed by Yang Woo-seok
Written by Yang Woo-seok, Yoon Hyun-ho, Lee Jung-hwa
Produced by Jeong Mun-gu, Jay Choi
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Top Cast

Song Kang-ho

Song Kang-ho

Song Woo-seok

Kim Young-ae

Kim Young-ae

Choi Sun-ae

Oh Dal-su

Oh Dal-su

Park Dong-ho

Yim Si-wan

Yim Si-wan

Park Jin-woo

Kwak Do-won

Kwak Do-won

Cha Dong-yeong

Jo Min-ki

Jo Min-ki

Kang Byeong-chul

Song Young-chang

Song Young-chang

Lee Seok-ju

Lee Sung-min

Lee Sung-min

Lee Yoon-taek

Jung Won-joong

Jung Won-joong

Kim Sang-pil

Lee Hang-na

Lee Hang-na

Jang Soo-kyeong

Themes & Keywords

courtprotestlawyerdemocracyrepresentationcivil liberties1980sbusan, south koreakorea presidentdemocratization movementsouth korea

About The Attorney

The Attorney is a history, drama film released in 2013 exploring themes of court, protest, lawyer, democracy, representation, civil liberties. Directed by Yang Woo-seok, it stars Song Kang-ho, Kim Young-ae, Oh Dal-su. Song Woo-seok is a lawyer with no clients. When his friend's son is falsely accused of a crime and tortured, he takes up the case and the course of his life changes for good.

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