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Juror 8 (2019)

Juror 8 (2019)

A fun and colorful feature about the eight jurors in South Korea's first jury trial

7.2

Movie

South Korea
Korean
Comedy, Drama, Mystery
2019
HONG SEUNG-WAN
Baek Soo-jang, Cha Mi-kyeong, Cho Soo-hyang
114 min

What it's about

Seoul, South Korea, September 21st, 2008. Eight citizens, the first to intervene as jurors in the country's legal history, are randomly selected to examine a matricide case that appears to have been resolved due to the existence of apparently conclusive evidence.

The take

Based on the first jury trial in South Korea, Juror 8 tells the story of eight ordinary citizens with different backgrounds who are summoned to be the jurors of a case that's believed to be a murder. These characters who have no background or knowledge in law find themselves able to decide someone's fate. Unlike 12 Angry Men, Juror 8 delivers a lot of cunning and humorous dialogue between the characters. It’s a good mix between comedy and mystery.

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