# The Attorney (2013)

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**Original title**: *변호인*
**Runtime**: 127 min
**Genres**: History, Drama
**Directed by**: Yang Woo-seok
**Written by**: Yang Woo-seok, Yoon Hyun-ho
**Starring**: Song Kang-ho, Kim Young-ae, Oh Dal-su, Yim Si-wan, Kwak Do-won, Jo Min-ki

> *No money. No connections. No degree.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Corporate lawyer meets rough justice when a wrongful torture claim lands on his desk. A 1980s student protest morphs into a legal battle where rule of law is as flimsy as the evidence. A careerist crosses paths with history’s weight and finds his moral spine.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, bittersweet, raw, tender

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