12.12: The Day (2023)

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The worst historical day in Korean democracy.

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. Capital Defense Commander Lee Tae-shin, an obstinate soldier who believes the military should not take political actions, fights against Chun Doo-gwang to stop him. The conflict between the two grows while military leaders are holding their decision and Defense Minister is gone. In the midst of chaos, the spring of Seoul that everyone longed for heads to unexpected direction.

• Released: 2023-11-22
• Genres: Drama, Thriller, Action, War, History, Crime
• Runtime: 2h 22m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.6/10 from 155 votes

Directed by Kim Sung-soo.

Top cast

• Hwang Jung-min as Chun Doo-gwang
• Jung Woo-sung as Lee Tae-shin
• Lee Sung-min as Jung Sang-ho
• Park Hae-joon as Roh Tae-geon
• Kim Sung-kyun as Kim Jun-yeob
• Kim Eui-sung as Oh Gook-sang
• Jeong Dong-hwan as Choi Han-gyu
• Ahn Nae-sang as Han Young-goo
• Lee Jae-yoon as Lim Hak-joo
• Lee Jun-hyuk as Kwon Hyung-jin

Full cast & crew

Where to watch 12.12: The Day

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten Viki, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Plex, Plex Channel, OnDemandKorea, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Xumo Play, Mometu, Amasian TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• India: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
• Canada: stream on Rakuten Viki; watch free on Hoopla, Plex; rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Australia: rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV

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