Burning 버닝Directed by: Lee Chang-dong (이창동)
Starring: Yoo Ah-in (유아인), Steven Yeun, Jeon Jong-seo (전종소)
The Film: Now tell me the truth. A part time delivery truck worker named Jong-su (Yoo Ah-in) meets a girl, Hae-mi (Jeon Jong-seo), who used to live in the same neighborhood as him when he was young, who asks him to take care of her cat while she goes on a trip to Africa. When Hae-mi returns, she introduces a mysterious man whom she met in Africa named Ben (Steven Yeun) to Jong-su. One day, Ben comes to Jong-su’s house with Hae-mi and confesses his secret hobby. From then on, Jong-su becomes obsessed with a frightening premonition…
After eight years, writer director Lee Chang-dong is back with his 6th film. Considered to be one of Korea’s greatest filmmakers, his films such as Peppermint Candy (2000) and Secret Sunshine (2007) are considered landmarks in the modern history of Korean cinema. Burning made its world premiere at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival and is set to open in Korea just one day after.
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