Juror 8 (2019)

2019 kmovie

Recommended tengok kalau korang jenis suka crome movie yang ada banyak scene dalam courtroom. Cerita ni based on Korea's first Jury Trial for a homicide case.

"The law doesn't exist to punish people. Is it right to punish without a standard? They could be wrongfully charged."

"It's never easy to make judgments that affect others' lives."

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So many possibilities in the case that made the juror felt something is not right. All evidence was presented in the court yet so many flaws in the investigation and both sides (prosecutor and defence) did not do their job properly. Probably because this movie is just to focus on how the juror reaches their verdict. The movie also shows us if there is a confession made (itupun dapat after patient sedar from a brain haemorrhage surgery), there will be slack in running the crime investigation and also the whole prosecution procedure. They found a murder weapon yet could not prove if it is used. No blood trace on the murder weapon. They did not investigate the crime scene properly and solely depend on the witnesses' statement. There are other possibilities that the juror point out to the judges (which I laugh a bit because they all should become defence team instead of becoming juror).

[HanCinema's News] "Juror 8" Releases New Poster Starring Moon So-ri and Park Hyung-sik

Profile

Movie: Juror 8 (English title) / Jurors (literal title)
Revised romanization: Baesimwondeul
Hangul: 배심원들
Director: Hong Seung-Wan
Writer: Hong Seung-Wan
Producer:
Cinematographer:
Release Date: May 15, 2019
Runtime: 114 min.
Genre: Law
Distributor: CGV Arthouse
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot

It's the story of South Korea’s first trial by jury in 2008. It follows the case of a son brutally murdering his mother, with all factors seeming to point to a guilty ruling. However, the trial does not go as smoothly as expected. The eighth juror, young entrepreneur Kwon Nam Woo questions the defendant’s self-declaration of guilt. As a result, the judge calls for a new debate to establish a guilty or not guilty verdict. Kim Joon Gyum is the presiding judge who leads the first civil participation of a criminal trial in South Korea. The jury consists of 8 ordinary people with different ages and personality. Jurors: n.1 Yoon Geu Rim, a late law student, n.2 Yang Choon Ok, a nursing home caretaker, n.3 Jo Jin Shik, an unknown actor more concerned with his daily wage than the trial, n.4 Byun Sang Mi, a full-time housewife, n.5 Choi Yeong Jae, a chief secretary of a large corporation, n.6 Jang Ki Baek, unemployed, n.7 Oh Soo Jung, a job seeker, n.8 Kwon Nam Woo, an entrepreneur. This group forms a microcosm of society, and the way in which they are swayed by the majority opinion provides further commentary on its current state. Kwon Nam Woo stands in sharp contrast to this, sifting through investigation records and backing up his doubts on the case with determination. He repeatedly questions the defendant’s self-declaration of guilt and reminds judge Kim Joon Gyum of the importance of justice. Bit by bit, he breaks down the majority opinion by pushing for a not guilty verdict. The jurors are ordinary people, but, after they become jurors, they seek out the truth of the case.