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The Attorney

2013 · 127 min

A stirring, slow-building courtroom drama that grows from wry comedy into a heartfelt fight for justice, anchored by a powerful performance.

Tagline: No money. No connections. No degree.
Overview: Song Woo-seok is a lawyer with no clients. When his friend's son is falsely accused of a crime and tortured, he takes up the case and the course of his life changes for good.
How it feels: Earnest, tense, warm and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Justice, corruption, power, family
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
corruption
power
family
redemption
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none