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Burning (2018)

Burning (2018)

Drama Thriller Mystery

The truth is all in your head.

Release Date: 2018, May 17
Directors: Lee Chang-dong
Countries: Japan, South Korea
Production: Pinehouse Film, NOWFILM, NHK
Cast: Steven Yeun, Ok Ja-yeon, Yoo Ah-in, Jeon Jong-seo, Kim Soo-kyung, Moon Sung-keun, Min Bok-gi, Ban Hye-ra, Cha Mi-kyung, Lee Bong-ryeon, Jang Won-hyung, Jeon Seok-chan

Overview:

Deliveryman Jong-su is out on a job when he runs into Hae-mi, a girl who once lived in his neighborhood. She asks if he'd mind looking after her cat while she's away on a trip to Africa. On her return, she introduces to Jong-su an enigmatic young man named Ben, who she met during her trip. One day Ben tells Jong-su about his most unusual hobby.

Keywords:

dreams cat writer burning love triangle based on short story love class differences seoul, south korea sadness return to hometown melancholy jealousy philosophical introspective meditative suspicion questioning subjective fire rural setting arson countryside sex shop sunlight greenhouse metaphor dance ritual sunsets disappearing