Burning

Burning (2018)

17/05/2018
Mystery, Drama, Thriller
2h 28m

The truth is all in your head.

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.

  • Lee Chang-dongDirector, Screenplay
  • Oh Jung-miScreenplay
  • Original Title

    버닝

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Korean

  • Budget

    $7,280,000

  • Revenue

    $6,591,038

Keywords

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

Top Billed Cast

Yoo Ah-in

Yoo Ah-in

Lee Jong-su

Steven Yeun

Steven Yeun

Ben

Jun Jong-seo

Jun Jong-seo

Shin Hae-mi

Kim Soo-kyung

Kim Soo-kyung

Yeon-ju

Choi Seung-ho

Choi Seung-ho

Lee Yong-seok

Moon Sung-keun

Moon Sung-keun

Lawyer

Min Bok-gi

Judge

Ban Hye-ra

Ban Hye-ra

Jong-su's Mother

Cha Mi-kyung

Cha Mi-kyung

Hae-mi's Mother

Lee Bong-ryeon

Lee Bong-ryeon

Hae-mi's Sister

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