Both movies are set under the authoritarian regime of Chun Doo Hwan. The Attorney is about a tax lawyer who defends the case of students who have been arrested and tortured on fabricated charges. 1987 is about the June Democratic Uprising that happened when the truth regarding the death and torture of Park Jong Chul came to light.

Daerib Forces is a movie that explores Gwanghae's rise to power during the Imjin War, while the movie Masquerade is a glimpse on the life of Gwanghae as a king, years after the Imjin War.