The film "Gyeongju Trip," which breaks away from typical genre conventions, has been receiving widespread praise immediately after its preview.
The film Gyeongju Trip (written and directed by Kim Mi-jo, presented by Lotte Entertainment·Michigan Venture Capital Co., Ltd., distributed by Lotte Entertainment, produced by Studio High Five, co-produced by Euphoria ENT) released a review poster and a review trailer containing unanimous praise from media outlets.
The unconventional family revenge drama Gyeongju Trip released a review poster filled with glowing praise from media and critics. The film Gyeongju Trip is a family revenge drama about four mothers and daughters who, after eight years of waiting for their youngest daughter Gyeongju who never returned from a school trip, set out on a "killer" journey.
The newly released review poster captures attention with the cool yet determined image of the four mothers and daughters climbing a hill in matching blue raincoats under a blue sky. Added to this are the enthusiastic reviews from media outlets that previously screened the film.
"'Killer' acting, the birth of a 'killer' film", "Perfect trio of thrill, wit and resonance! A well-made family revenge drama that breaks the clichéd formula", "Lee Jung-eun x Kong Hyojin x Park So-dam x Lee Yeon x Byun Yo-Han, an acting feat leaving not a single drop of water to spill", "A special method that treats the path of pain with not-too-much humor and wit", "An intense and heartwarming family story", "Lee Jung-eun's brilliant performance expressing madness and love, anger and wavering all at once", "A deeper aftertaste than mere exhilaration, the grace of promising newcomer director Kim Mi-jo" — praise poured in for everything from the actors' astonishing ensemble acting to genre thrills and deep lingering resonance, raising expectations among prospective viewers.
Meanwhile, the review trailer released along with the review poster features the incident the four mothers and daughters stage under the guise of an alibi while on a family trip and striking scenes that capture attention, accompanied by reviews such as "Offbeat revenge and love-hate chemistry that completes a 'real family'!" and "Perfect trio of thrill, wit and resonance! A well-made family revenge drama," leading audiences to expect developments beyond a typical family revenge drama.
Since the first preview held on the 13th, audience reactions have also been heating up online. Viewers who watched the film praised its inventive genre-bending developments, solid directing and the actors' overwhelming acting synergy with comments such as "This movie is truly insaneㅠㅠ story, characters, actors' performances… nothing is lacking" (Peon***), "A film with excellent control of intensity!" (1983ch***), and "An uncommon story and novel directing! A film that shows what the actors' astonishing acting feat is" (Bokb***).
They went on, "I felt throughout that this was a very well-made film. It was funny and heart-wrenching~" (chu***), "I might have gotten hair on my butt from laughing and crying repeatedly.. direction and story were so good and the actors' performances are frighteningly excellent" (xni***), "A movie like a surprise gift from the gods! I cried a bucket. The emotions are never light and the heart grows heavy; I highly recommend this truly well-made film" (mood***), sending enthusiastic responses and strong recommendations about the deep emotion and weighty aftertaste that follow the laughter.
Following praise from the media and critics and capturing audiences' hearts perfectly, the film Gyeongju Trip will be released nationwide on Aug. 26 (Wed).
Meanwhile, in Gyeongju Trip, Lee Jung-eun passionately portrays Ok-sil, a mother who dreamed of revenge for eight years after losing her daughter; Kong Hyojin plays the eldest daughter Jang-ju, who cherishes her family dearly; Park So-dam plays Young-ju, the unemployed second daughter with a law school background and the brain of the family; Lee Yeon plays the former wrestler third daughter Dong-ju; and Byun Yo-Han plays Baek Sang-hyun, who took the youngest daughter Gyeongju from the family. As director Kim Mi-jo's first commercial film after her debut work Seagull, which was recognized for solid directing at major domestic and international film festivals, it has attracted much attention even before release, winning an invitation to the Hawaii International Film Festival and the audience award at the Florence Korean Film Festival.
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