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, and Lee Soo-kyung. It is a remake of the Chinese film ''

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Synopsis

Im Tae-san (Choi Min-sik), a man with wealth, love and the world, believes that everything is perfectly happy. His fiancée and famous singer Yoo-na (Lee Hanee) is murdered, and his daughter Im Mi-ra (Lee Soo-kyung) is pointed out as a suspect. Lim Tae-san starts pursuing the case in his own way to make her daughter innocent, who cannot remember what happened that day. He appoints a young lawyer, Choi Hee-jeong (Park Shin-hye), who believes in Mira's innocence and cares for her, refusing the best lawyers. A fierce court battle surrounding the 7-hour truth — that Mira doesn't remember, but the existence of Yoo-na's fan Kim Dong-myeong (Ryu Jun-yeol), who has CCTV footage of the day that disappeared — is revealed and the case goes in an unexpected direction.

Cast

Choi Min-sik Choi Min-sik (born April 27, 1962) is a South Korean actor. He received critical acclaim for his roles in '' Oldboy'' (2003), ''I Saw the Devil'' (2010) and '' The Admiral: Roaring Currents'' (2014). For his role in ''Oldboy'', he won the Best ...

as Im Tae-san *

as Choi Hee-jeong *

as Kim Dong-myeong *

as Park Yoo-na *

as Dong Seong-sik *

as Jeong Seung-gil * Lee Soo-kyung as Im Mi-ra *

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as Female college student *

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as Overseas Korean * Kim Soo-jin as Presiding judge *

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as Chief Prosecutor

Production

Filming wrapped after 4 months of shooting on February 7, 2017, in

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Awards and nominations

References

2017 films 2010s Korean-language films 2017 crime drama films South Korean crime drama films South Korean remakes of foreign films Films directed by Jung Ji-woo CJ Entertainment films 2010s South Korean films {{SouthKorea-film-stub