Burning (2018)
Burning (2018)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Yoo Ah-in
Lee Jong-su
Steven Yeun
Ben
Jun Jong-seo
Shin Hae-mi
Kim Soo-kyung
Yeon-ju
Choi Seung-ho
Lee Yong-seok
Moon Sung-keun
Lawyer
Min Bok-gi
Judge
Ban Hye-ra
Jong-su's Mother
Cha Mi-kyung
Hae-mi's Mother
Lee Su-jung
Prosecutor
Lee Bong-ryeon
Hae-mi's Sister
Jang Won-hyung
Won-hyeong
Jeon Seok-chan
Seok-chan
Lee Jung-ok
Patrolman
Ok Ja-yeon
Ja-yeon
Kim Shin-rock
Shin-rok
Song Duk-ho
Part-time Employee
Jeong Da-yi
Pantomime Member
Lee Chang-dong
Screenplay / Executive Producer / Director
Oh Jung-mi
Screenplay
Kim Da-won
Editor
Kim Hyun
Editor
Hong Kyung-pyo
Director of Photography
Lee Joon-dong
Executive Producer
Hwang Soo Jin
Associate Producer
Ok Gwang-hee
Producer
Yi Choong-yun
Costume Design
Shin Jeom-hee
Production Design
Kim Chang-ho
Lighting Director
Yoo Young-il
VFX Supervisor
Hwang Hyun-gyu
Makeup & Hair
Kim Jeong-ja
Makeup & Hair
Lee Sung-jin
Supervising Sound Editor
Lee Seung-chul
Sound Supervisor
Haruki Murakami
Short Story
Ju Sung-lim
Camera Operator
Jang Won-seok
Co-Executive Producer
Jung Cheol-ung
Co-Executive Producer
Gang Gyeong-ho
Co-Executive Producer
Mowg
Original Music Composer
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 17, 2018
Original Nameλ²λ
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 28m
Content RatingNR
Budget$7,280,000
Box Office$6,591,038
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Wiki.
Burning (Korean: λ²λ; RR: Beoning) is a 2018 South Korean-Japanese psychological thriller film co-written, produced, and directed by Lee Chang-dong. The film is based on the short story "Barn Burning" from The Elephant Vanishes by Haruki Murakami, with elements inspired by William Faulkner's story of the same name. It stars Yoo Ah-in, Steven Yeun, and Jeon Jong-seo. The plot depicts a young deliveryman, Jong-su (Yoo), who runs into his childhood friend, Hae-mi (Jeon). They soon meet an enigmatic young man named Ben (Yeun), whom Jong-su becomes suspicious of, and he begins to believe Hae-mi is in danger.
The first film by Lee after a hiatus of eight years, the film premiered on May 16, 2018, at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or; it ended up receiving the FIPRESCI International Critics' Prize at the festival. It was released the following day in South Korea and on October 26, 2018, in the United States.
The film received universal critical acclaim from critics, with praise for its sense of unease, ambiguous narrative, and performances. It was selected as the South Korean entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards; although it was not nominated, it became the first Korean film to make it to the final nine-film shortlist. It received numerous other accolades, and was included on several critics' "top ten" lists for the year 2018, notably those of The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and the Associated Press. It has been regarded by some critics as one of the best films of the 21st century, and it was voted as the best Korean film of all time on Korean Screen, from a poll of over 150 critics from 28 countries.