I had no idea about this movie. It kept me really engrossed like what going to happen next. It showed the difficulty faced by the victim and his family when wrongly accused. The acting was superb especially by Kang Ha-neul. He nailed it and now I have become a fan of him and would love to see his awesome acting in other movies. I would really recommend this movie to viewers.

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, '1987' 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, 'New Trial' seems so linear and simple. It is just disappointing that there can be more dramas and stakeholders like the real case.

A beautiful movie with strong story background. The movies is about a Young guy wrongly convicted and punished for a murder which he never committed. The insurance company which compensated the victim was trying to recover the compensation from the young guy. A failed lawyer who wishes to make it big in his career joins a law firm involuntarily pursues the guy's case initially. However as he studies the case, he gets emotionally attached with the young guy and his family. The movie is about the fight of the lawyer/young guy with government official and efforts to start Re-trial of his case.

Overall a great movie with lots of thrills and turns. Enjoy.