Synopsis
“Male rage blazes a chilling trail on the Korean border. Sex, envy and pyromania make for a riveting mystery in Lee Chang-dong’s masterfully crafted Murakami adaptation. Lee Chang-dong’s Burning is a superbly shot and sensuously scored movie, a mystery thriller about obsessive love taken from a short story by Haruki Murakami. It’s a psychological drama set in the modern consumerist Korea of the callous Gangnam-style rich and poor young people who often go invisibly to ground, pursued by credit-card debt.“ (Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian)
Around The World in 14 Films 2018, presented by Lars Rudolph
Credits
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| Director: | Lee Chang-dong | ||
| Screenplay: | Jung-Mi Oh, Lee Chang-dong, after the short story “Barn burn” by Haruki Murakami | ||
| OT: | Beoning | ||
| Country: | Republic of Korea 2018 | ||
| Production: | Pinehousefilm | ||
| Cast: | Ah-in Yoo, Steven Yeun, Jong-seo Yun | ||
| Format: | DCP / coulour | ||
| Length: | 148 min. | ||
| Language: | Korean OV / English subtitles | ||
| Distribution Germany: | / | ||
| Festivals: | Cannes, Sydney, Taipeh, Karlovy Vary, Eriwan, Odessa, Melbourne, Toronto, Busan etc. | ||
| Awards: | Cannes FIPRESCI Prize and Vulcain Prize, International Cinephile Society Awards etc. |
Website: Burning
“Burning” is Korea’s 2019 Oscar® Entry (“Best Foreign Language Film”).