4.2
219 reviews

Burning

Lee Chang-dong20182h 28mMystery, Social Issues, Drama

Why we chose it

Lee Chang-dong (“Poetry”) hadn’t made a film in eight years when he adapted a Murakami short story and won the critics’ prize at Cannes with it. What begins as a drama turns, without a jolt, into a thriller, and people are still arguing about the ending.

Synopsis

By chance, Jong-su bumps into Hae-mi, a girl who used to live nearby, and agrees to look after her cat while she’s away travelling. She comes back with Ben, a mysterious young man she met on the way, who has no job but never seems short of money. Soon the three of them are spending time together, and Jong-su can’t figure Ben out.

Information

Director
Cast
Also known as
Beoning
Festival screenings
Cannes FF
Language
Korean, English
Country
Japan, South Korea
Subtitles
Polish
Age rating
15+

Cannes Film Festival

FIPRESCI Prize

2018

Cannes Film Festival

Vulcain Prize for the Technical Artist

2018

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4.2
219 reviews

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