Jaesim (2017)

Jaesim: Directed by Tae-Yun Kim. With Jung-Eun Lee, Ju-Seon Eo, Kang Ha-Neul, Kim Hae-sook. Hyun-Woo, who is the sole witness to the murder of a taxi driver, is accused of committing the crime and persecuted and prosecuted. He is sentenced to a sentence of ten years. An opportunistic lawyer picks up the case sensing an opportunity, which leads to a struggle to reclaim justice.

“I personally had to research this case for my paper. The case itself had so many suspicions, stakeholders involved, and dramas, so I was very excited for this movie. However, the director does not investigate deeper into the case or hold anyone or any organization responsible. He just accounts the event very dry. Of course, lawyer Lee Joon-young is an interesting person, but the director focuses only on his emotion and action. In comparison, u0026#39;1987u0026#39; released at the same year and also accounting for the historical event bring various perspectives to that one account. Those fully developed stories of all characters are put together in pieces making the picture bigger and rounder. On the other hand, u0026#39;New Trialu0026#39; seems so linear and simple. It is just disappointing that there can be more dramas and stakeholders like the real case.”