![]() ![]() This is particularly true with Eun-chae, who represents the regional South Korean youth, who will take a job, any job just to escape her small world. “ Extreme Festival” however works best when it moves away from the actual festival and into the lives of some of its characters. This humor particularly is a strong suit, which, while rarely being laugh-out-loud funny, manages to not make the narrative a scathing commentary. The importance of perseverance is emphasized through the character, and it helps that Kim Jae-hwa is particularly honest in her portrayal of Hye-soo, keeping the proceedings believable yet, for the most part, giving it the necessary humor. The last minute hiccups, the man management and working while understaffed and underpaid and giving in to the clients' whims and wishes are all portrayed accurately. ![]() Through the problems Hye-soo and her staff face, Kim Hong-ki's debut opts to put a humorous spin on the issues that many startup companies on one of their first contracts face. With her eye on the region's biggest festival later in the year, Hye-soo perseveres, but the day on the festival is about to prove a lot more than what any of them bargained for. ![]() Short on staff and ideas, Hye-soo's boyfriend and business partner Sang-min, a celebrated author of exactly one book, enlists the help of old employee Leo, while enthusiastic local girl Eun-chae also joins the team as an intern, looking for a job and an escape from her family situation. The many inputs from the governor are not helping, who not only wants to give the prepared historical play a post-pandemic treatment, much to the chagrin of the performing theatre troupe, but also have her performance artist son perform. The local administration has changed the name and thus the purpose of the festival at the last minute, which means that the play that has been prepared for the event needs to be changed. Startup event management company Jealousy Is Our Motto have taken the responsibility of organizing a regional cultural festival, an event which for CEO Hye-soo is proving to be more than she bargained for. Extreme Festival is available from KT Alpha For his debut feature, Kim Hong-ki places the drama around organizing and successfully executing one such festival, to comedic effect. Korea, as a nation and people, is a country that is very proud of its cultural and regional heritage and as such, there are several regional festivals that take place round the year in different parts of the country that celebrate the specific region's specialties and historic importance at different times and seasons. ![]()
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