Burning

Deliveryman Jongsu is out on a job when he runs into Haemi, 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 Jongsu an enigmatic young man named Ben, who she met during her trip. And one day Ben tells Jongsu about his most unusual hobby...

Keywords

  • Best of the decade
  • Cannes: En compétition
  • Delphine Girard's favorite films
  • Festival de Cannes
  • Film Festival Oostende
  • Film Festival Oostende (home)
  • Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne’s favourite films
  • Korean Cinema
  • Korean Cinema (home)
  • Just released
  • Nominated @ The Oscars 2021
  • The Sooner team's favorites: Emilie

Actors

  • Steven Yeun
  • Ah-in Yoo
  • Jong-seo Jeon

Director

  • Chang-dong Lee

Drama, Thriller


2h 28min


-16

KO


FR

NL

Korea, Republic of
2018
Deliveryman Jongsu is out on a job when he runs into Haemi, 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 Jongsu an enigmatic young man named Ben, who she met during her trip. And one day Ben tells Jongsu about his most unusual hobby...

Deliveryman Jongsu is out on a job when he runs into Haemi, 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 Jongsu an enigmatic young man named Ben, who she met during her trip. And one day Ben tells Jongsu about his most unusual hobby...


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