Humidity Alert (2021)

Other name: 습도다소높음, Seubdodasonopeum, Somewhat High Humidity, The Rain Comes Soon

Description:

Humidity Alert plunges viewers into a sweltering summer day at a struggling small theater. Grappling with the aftermath of COVID-19, the venue hosts an anticipated preview for a new director's film. However, a critical problem arises: the theater boss, prioritizing financial solvency, refuses to operate the much-needed air conditioner. As the temperature inside the theater climbs, so does the audience's discomfort. Patrons, already heat-weary, grow increasingly vocal with their complaints, creating a pressure cooker environment. The brunt of this escalating tension falls squarely on the shoulders of the theater's tired part-time staff. Their patience, worn thin by the theater's crisis and the relentless demands, begins to crack under the combined strain of the boss's stubbornness and the relentless barrage of audience grievances. This plot explores the precarious balance between economic survival, human endurance, and the search for an escape, all set against a backdrop of suffocating heat and rising frustration.

Director: Ko Bong Soo [고봉수]

Country: Korean

Status: Completed

Released: 2021

Genre:Drama