The Attorney
No money. No connections. No degree.
HistoryDramacourtprotestlawyerdemocracyrepresentationcivil liberties1980sbusan, south koreakorea presidentdemocratization movementsouth korea
A principled courtroom drama about an underdog lawyer fighting against state oppression and torture during South Korea's authoritarian era, grounded in real historical struggle for democracy and justice.
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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