Juror 8

Juror 8
Theatrical release poster
Hangul	배심원들
Revised Romanization	Baesimwondeul
Directed by	Hong Seung-wan
Screenplay by	Hong Seung-wan
Produced by	Kim Mu-ryeong
Starring	Moon So-ri Park Hyung-sik
Edited by	Kim Chang-ju
Production company	Banzakbanzak Film Production
Distributed by	CGV Arthouse
Release date	May 15, 2019
Running time	114 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	$1,831,951

Juror 8 is a 2019 South Korean legal drama film, based on the 1957 US film 12 Angry Men. It was released on May 15, 2019.

Plot

The story takes place in 2008 during South Korea's first jury trial. Eight ordinary citizens from different backgrounds are summoned to be jurors of a criminal trial.

Cast

Main

• Moon So-ri as Kim Joon-gyeom
• Park Hyung-sik as Kwon Nam-woo

Supporting

• Baek Soo-jang as Yoon Geu-rim
• Cha Mi-kyung as Yang Choon-ok
• Yoon Kyung-ho as Jo Jin-sik
• Seo Jeong-yeon as Byeon Sang-mi
• Jo Han-chul as Choi Yeong-jae
• Kim Hong-pa as Jang Gi-baek
• Cho Soo-hyang as Oh Soo-jeong
• Kwon Hae-hyo as President of the Court
• Tae In-ho as Presiding judge
• Lee Hae-woon as Associate judge
• Seo Hyun-woo as Kang Doo-sik
• Lee Yong-yi as Kang Doo-sik's mother
• Yum Dong-hun as Kang Doo-sik's uncle
• Shim Dal-gi as Kang So-ra
• Kim Hak-sun as Forensic doctor
• Go Seo-hee as Community center employee

Production

The first script reading took place on June 29, 2018. Principal photography began on July 7, 2018 and filming wrapped up on September 22, 2018.

Awards and nominations

Release

As of 26 May 2019, the film reached a total of 270,270 admissions grossing $1,831,951 in revenue.