The Attorney (Hangul: 변호인; RR: Byeonhoin) is a 2013 South Korean courtroom drama film directed and co-written by Yang Woo-suk, in his directorial debut (Yang was previously a film producer and webtoon author). With 11,375,954 tickets sold and a revenue of ₩82.9 billion, The Attorney became the 8th best-selling Korean film of all time, and the second highest-grossing Korean film of 2013. Cast:
Song Kang-ho as Song Woo-suk[9]
Kim Young-ae as Choi Soon-ae
Oh Dal-su as Park Dong-ho
Kwak Do-won as Cha Dong-young
Yim Si-wan as Park Jin-woo
Lee Sung-min as Lee Yoon-taek
Jung Won-joong as Attorney Kim Sang-pil
(Source: Wikipedia)
In the early 1980s, South Korea is torn by student protests over the lack of representation in the government. Song Woo-Seok is a successful attorney in Busan specializing in tax law. His views regarding civil liberties are changed by student activist Park Jin-woo. When Jin-Woo is brutally tortured and put on trial for his activism, Woo-seok decides to defend Jin-woo as his client.