12.12: The Day

About 12.12: The Day

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.

12.12: The Day (2023) is a crime history film directed by Kim Sung-soo. It runs 142 minutes and was released in November 2023.

Hwang Jung-min stars as Chun Doo-gwang, Jung Woo-sung as Lee Tae-shin, Lee Sung-min as Jung Sang-ho, and Park Hae-joon as Roh Tae-geon. Written by Hong In-pyo and Hong Won-chan. The film began as real events.

Shelv files it under docudrama, political thriller, coup d'etat, and korean army. In the United States it streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Rakuten Viki.

The Assassin(s), The Man Standing Next, and The Post make useful companions to 12.12: The Day, all filed under 1970s, korean central intelligence agency (kcia), and korea president. It scores 7.6 out of 10 from 158 TMDB voters.