

A taxi driver is found dead, and Hyun-woo, the only witness, charged with a murder and serves 10 years in prison. While offering pro bono services, a lawyer Junyoung meets Hyun-woo, and they begin their journey to prove his innocence.
Acting
Kang Ha-neul's prison breakdown — devastating.
Writing
True-story beats hit harder than fiction.
Direction
Kim Tae-yun builds dread through bureaucratic silence.

Director
Kim Tae-yun
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on the 2000 'Gapjil' case, a notorious Korean miscarriage of justice that sparked national debate about prosecutorial power.
Director Kim Tae-yun spent years researching actual retrial cases; the slow bureaucratic horror is intentional, not pacing failure.