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The Attorney 변호인

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The Attorney (Korean: 변호인; RR: Byeonhoin) is a 2013 South Korean legal drama film directed and co-written by Yang Woo-suk in his directorial debut. With 11,375,954 tickets sold and a 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 that they were 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.

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The Attorney (변호인) — verified Korean film. Released 2013-12-18. Directed by Yang Woo-seok. 6 verified cast.

Details

• Runtime (min): 127
• Genre: drama film
• Original language: Korean
• Director: Yang Woo-suk
• Year: 2013
• Location: South Korean
• Tickets Sold: 11,375,954
• Revenue: ₩82.9 billion
• Title: The Attorney
• Release Date: 2013년 12월 18일

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• Wikipedia lists the Korean name as 변호인 (영화); KoreaAPI uses 변호인 (chosen by source authority).

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Cast (6)

• Song Kang-ho
• Kim Young-ae
• Oh Dal-su
• Kwak Do-won
• Yim Si-wan
• Lee Sung-min

Director

• Yang Woo-seok

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• TMDB — film/TV community database

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