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EXTREME JOB (극한직업)
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Completed - KOREAN - Action/Adventure, Comedy - 111 minutes

Log Line

A team of narcotics detectives goes undercover in a fried chicken joint to stake out an organised crime gang. But things take an unexpected turn when the detectives’ chicken recipe suddenly transforms the rundown restaurant into the hottest eatery in town.

Year of production : 2019

Director(s) : Byeong-Heon LEE
Cast : Seung-Yong RYU, Hanee LEE, Sun-Kyu JIN, Dong-Hwi LEE, Myoung GONG

Synopsis

The police narcotics team works hard day and night but their performance remains at an all time low, leading them to become the ugly duckling of the police force and potentially facing dismantlement. Captain Ko (Ryu) receives intel about an international drug deal and embarks on a risky undercover mission with his team. In order to establish round-the-clock and up-close-and-personal surveillance, the team takes over a rundown chicken joint across the street from the drug gang’s safehouse. But things take an unexpected turn when Detective Ma’s (Jin) yet unrevealed culinary talents begin to shine, turning the chicken restaurant famous overnight.

When customers begin to flock in, undercover work gets pushed to the back burner in order for the detectives to focus on frying chicken. As a result, a drug deal is missed, even though it happens right under their noses. Now, with nowhere to go, the detectives launch a desperate mop-up operation.

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Country(ies) : KOREA (South)

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Festivals and Awards

Busan IFF 2019 Korean Cinema Today - Panorama
Fantasia International Film Festival 2019 (Selection 2019)
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2019 (World Perspectives)
HIFF Spring Showcase 2019 (KoreanFest)
Korean Film Producers Association Awards 2019 (Best Editing)
Shanghai International Film & TV Festival 2019 (Spectrum-Alternatives)
Art Film Fest Kosice 2019 (Eastern Promises)
Chunsa Film Festival 2019 (Audience Choice Award, Best New Actor)
Korean Film Festival in Australia 2019
Korea Gold Awards Festival 2019
Shinfilm Art Film Festival 2019
London Korean Film Festival 2019 (Cinema Now)
Frankfurt Korean Film Festival 2019
The Korean Association of Film Critics Awards 2019 (Best Supporting Actor, Ten Best Films of the Year)
The Blue Dragon Awards 2019 (Popular Star, Audience Choice Award)
Udine Far East Film Festival 2019 (Competition - Audience Award)


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