Yeo Jin Goo in movie '1987' depicting Park Jung Chul's life.

Actor Yeo Jin Goo (20) will be playing in the new film '1987' which revolves the life and torture to death of a university student Park Jung Chul who was a pre-democracy movement member. Park was captured by the police, tortured to death and this marked the start of political force. This is a real life story of Park Jung Chul which happened in 1987.

Director Jang Jun Hwan will be responsible in this movie and also co-starring are veteran actors Kim Yun Seok, Kang Dong Wan, Ha Jung Woo and Kim Tae Ri.
Actor Kim has collaborated with Yeo as his 'adopted' father in the film Hwayi: The Monster Boy which was also directed by PD Jang.


As for Kang Dong Wan, he has worked with veteran actor Kim Yun Seok before in the movie The Priests.


Kim will be playing the role as the Head of Public Security Division, while Ha Jung Woo takes the role of Public Prosecutor. Kang Dong Wan is playing as Lee Han Yeol who was a Yonsei university student who also died in the coup.


1987 will be a sad-moving real life story on the university students who fought for democracy, captured by the police and tortured to death. This was also marked as the June Struggle that took place from June 10th to June 29th 1987. The demonstrations and sacrifice has led to change of ruling government whereby elections were instilled and democratic reformation. This has been a big change to the current establishment of Sixth Republic of the present day government in South Korea.