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Burning (2018)

17/05/2018 (JP)Mystery, Drama, Thriller2h 28m
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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.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Yoo Ah-in

      Yoo Ah-in

      Lee Jong-su

    2. Steven Yeun

      Steven Yeun

      Ben

    3. Jun Jong-seo

      Jun Jong-seo

      Shin Hae-mi

    4. Kim Soo-kyung

      Kim Soo-kyung

      Yeon-ju

    5. Choi Seung-ho

      Choi Seung-ho

      Lee Yong-seok

    6. Moon Sung-keun

      Moon Sung-keun

      Lawyer

    7. Min Bok-gi

      Judge

    8. Ban Hye-ra

      Ban Hye-ra

      Jong-su's Mother

    9. Cha Mi-kyung

      Cha Mi-kyung

      Hae-mi's Mother

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    A review by Stephen Campbell

    8.0
    Written by Stephen Campbell on Jul 14, 2019

    _**A slow-burning mystery about economics, class, and sexual jealousy. And cats.**_ > _For a long time, I've wanted to tell a story about young people, and in particular, the young people of this generation. Some of my past projects were named Project Rage. That was because it seems that today, people all over the world, regardless of their nationality, religion, and social status, are angry for different reasons. The rage of young people is a particularly pressing problem. The millennials living in Korea today will be the first generation that are worse off than their parents' generation._...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageKorean

    Budget$7,280,000.00

    Revenue$6,591,038.00

    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